document.write( "Question 1118694: Jack kicked a soccer ball. The height of the ball, h, in metres, can be modelled by h=-2.4x^2+12x, where x is the horizontal distance from where he kicked the ball.\r
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What far? How far UP did he kick the ball? No.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "One of the x values for which h was 0.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\"-2.4x%5E2%2B12x=0\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"12=2.4x\"\r
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