document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=305737>Question 305737</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Please help me to solve this word problem.  We have just started this new section and I just can't solve it.  \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Water from a fire hose is sprayed on a fire that is coming from a window.  The window is 15m up the side of a wall.  The equation H=-0.011x^2+.99x +1.6 models the height of the jet of water, H,  and the horizontal distance it can travel form the nozzle, x, both in meters.  What is the maximum height that the water can reach? and how far back could a firefighter stand, but still have the water reach the window? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #218946 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=richwmiller><B>richwmiller(17219)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=richwmiller><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=richwmiller><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=218946\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The other tutor got the height right.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "But to hit the 15m window we set h=15<BR>\n" );
document.write( "we get two usable answers<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(x-73.4045) (x-16.5955) = 0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x-73.4045<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=16.5955<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The answer the other tutor gave would have the water go to high. </SPAN>\n" );
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