SOLUTION: Can you please help me solve this word problem? A frog leaps from a 1-foot high stump by a pond to land on a lily pad.  When he leaps, an equation that describes his height above

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Question 1078111: Can you please help me solve this word problem?
A frog leaps from a 1-foot high stump by a pond to land on a lily pad.  When he leaps, an equation that describes his height above the pond is f(x)= -0.25x+0.75x+1, with x representing the horizontal distance from the base of the stump (directly beneath the frog).  The measurements for x and  are in feet.  Remember that this is a mathematical frog and stump, so you do not have to take in consideration the space that each occupies. 
1.       What common curve would the graph of this equation be?  What are the (x, y) coordinates of the frog’s initial position?
 
2.How far is the lily pad from the base of the stump?
 
 
3.If the frog catches a fly at the highest point of his jump, how high was the fly above the pond?
Answer by ikleyn(52790) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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Your equation is written with an error.

Review it, fix the error, then re-post.