document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=384235>Question 384235</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A path followed by the diver can be modeled by<BR>\n" );
document.write( "h = -1/5(x2- 5x- 70) <BR>\n" );
document.write( "where h is the height (in feet) and x is the horizontal distance (in feet) from the edge of the pool.How far from the edge of the pool is the<BR>\n" );
document.write( "diver when he hits the water?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Answer in units of ft. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "h = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=-1%2F5 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-1%2F5\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >(x^2- 5x - 70)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "where h is the height (in feet) and x is the horizontal distance (in feet) from the edge of the pool.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "How far from the edge of the pool is the diver when he hits the water?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Answer in units of ft.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "When he hits the water, h=0, therefore<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=-1%2F5 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-1%2F5\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >(x^2- 5x - 70) = 0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "multiply by -5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x^2 - 5x - 70 = 0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Will not factor, use the quadratic formula: a=1; b=-5; c=-70<BR>\n" );
document.write( "the positive solution<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 11.23 ft from the edge of the pool<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Original equation looks like this<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+graph%28+300%2C+200%2C+-6%2C+15%2C+-10%2C+25%2C+-.2%28x%5E2-5x-70%29%29+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+graph%28+300%2C+200%2C+-6%2C+15%2C+-10%2C+25%2C+-.2%28x%5E2-5x-70%29%29+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > </SPAN>\n" );
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