SOLUTION: if a rock falls from a height of 37 meter on earth, the height H (in meters) after x second is approx. H(x)=37-4.9x^2 1.the height of the rock is 12 meters when x= ? seconds (r

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Question 646010: if a rock falls from a height of 37 meter on earth, the height H (in meters) after x second is approx. H(x)=37-4.9x^2
1.the height of the rock is 12 meters when x= ? seconds
(round 2 decimal places
2.the rock strikes the ground when x=? seconds
(round two decimal places as needed)

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