SOLUTION: A lawn sprinkler’s water follows a parabolic path defined by the equation
h = -x² + 9 , where h represents the height of the water in metres and x represents the horizontal di
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Question 1169409: A lawn sprinkler’s water follows a parabolic path defined by the equation
h = -x² + 9 , where h represents the height of the water in metres and x represents the horizontal distance from the centre of the sprinkler in metres.
a)How far on each side of the sprinkler does the water travel?
b)What is the maximum height of the water?
c)If the watering area forms a square, what area of grass can be watered at one time?
Answer by ikleyn(52884) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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How the problem is worded, printed and presented, it is INADEQUATE to real life.
The sprinklers do not work in this way (!)
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