document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1208040>Question 1208040</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A golf ball is hit with an initial velocity of 130 feet per second at an inclination of 45° to the horizontal. In physics, it is established that the height h of the golf ball is given by the function\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "h(x) = [(-32x^2)/(130)^2] + x, where x is the horizontal distance that the golf ball has traveled. \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Determine the height of the ball after it has traveled 100 feet.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "For this problem, I must let x be 100 and simplify.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "You say?  </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Your thinking (your hypothesis) is correct.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Take the value of x= 100 and substitute it into the given formula for h.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Then calculate h(100).\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "At the end, check that h(100) is greater than zero.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "It will assure that the ball is still in flight and did not get the ground.\r<BR>\n" );
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