document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1182040>Question 1182040</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The path of a breaching ocra whale can be modeled by the function k(x) = x^2 - 2x - 8, where x is the time elapsed in seconds under water, and k(x) is the height in ft below the water.	<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Determine HOW LONG is the ocra (killer) whale underwater to the nearest second. \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;\" . . . the height below the water\" &nbsp;is called  &nbsp;\"the depth\" &nbsp;in &nbsp;English . . . \r<BR>\n" );
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