document.write( "Question 630634: Carlos trows a rock from the pier. The height of the rock h(t) can be moxled by the function. h(t)=-5t^2+13t+6. When will the rock hit the water ? What is the maximum height of the rock ?
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Carlos trows a rock from the pier. The height of the rock h(t) can be moxled by the function. h(t)=-5t^2+13t+6. When will the rock hit the water ? What is the maximum height of the rock ?
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\n" ); document.write( "Its height is zero when the rock hits the water.
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\n" ); document.write( "Solve -5t^2 + 13t + 6 = 0
\n" ); document.write( "Factor:
\n" ); document.write( "-5t^2 + 15t-2t + 6 = 0
\n" ); document.write( "-5t(t-3)-2(t-3) = 0
\n" ); document.write( "(t-3)(-5t-2) = 0
\n" ); document.write( "t = 3 seconds (time at which the rock hits the water
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\n" ); document.write( "max height occurs when t = -b/(2a) = -13/(2*-5) = 13/10 = 1.3
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\n" ); document.write( "Max height = h(1.3) = -5(1.3)^2 + 13(1.3) + 6 = -5*1.69 +16.9+6 = 14.49 ft
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