document.write( "Question 310688: Hello I have a problem solving this parabola question.The path of a cliff diver as he dives into a lake ,is given by this eqaution,y=-(x-10)(SQAURED)+75,where y metres is the diver's height above the water and,x metres is the horisontal distance travelled by the diver.What is the maximum height the diver is above the water? \n" ); document.write( "

Algebra.Com's Answer #222171 by Fombitz(32388) $\"\"$ $\"About$

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$\"y=-%28x-10%29%5E2%2B75\"$
\n" ); document.write( "Since the first term is always negative (since it's squared and multiplied by -1), the max value it reaches is zero (when x=10), which then only leaves the constant term.
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\n" ); document.write( " $\"+graph%28+300%2C+300%2C+-1%2C+19%2C+-10%2C+90%2C+-%28x-10%29%5E2%2B75%29+\"$ \n" ); document.write( "

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