Question 184755
Pats height is y meters above the water x seconds after she leaves the diving board, where y= -5(x-6)^2 + 3.8. Pats maximum height above water is
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Vertex form y = a(x-h)^2 + k
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The vertex is (6,3.8)
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The maximum height was 3.8 meters.
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{{{graph(400,300,-10,10,-10,10,-5(x-6)^2+3.8)}}}
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Cheers,
Stan H.