SOLUTION: graphing the polynomial function y=-x^2+3 produces an accurate drawing of the shape of an archway inside a historical library, where x is the horizontal distance in meters from the

Question 696561: graphing the polynomial function y=-x^2+3 produces an accurate drawing of the shape of an archway inside a historical library, where x is the horizontal distance in meters from the base of the arch and y is the height of the arch. At x=0, what is the height of the arch?
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graphing the polynomial function y=-x^2+3 produces an accurate drawing of the shape of an archway inside a historical library, where x is the horizontal distance in meters from the base of the arch and y is the height of the arch. At x=0, what is the height of the arch?
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y=-x^2+3
Sub 0 for x

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