ProblemEarlier, you were told about a toy rocket fired into the air from the top of a barn. Its height (hℎ) above the ground in yards after x𝑥 seconds is given by the function:h(x)=−5x2+10x+20ℎ(𝑥)=−5𝑥2+10𝑥+20What was the maximum height of the rocket? SolutionThe maximum height was reached by the rocket at one second as you found in part b from the previous example. It takes second to reach the maximum height. We will substitute that value in for x𝑥 in our function and simplify.The maximum height reached by the rocket was yards. What is the time it takes for the rocket to hit the ground? (Use a graph or any other method to solve.)It takes approximately seconds for the rocket to hit the ground. (Round to the nearest tenth.)CheckQuestion 9
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ProblemEarlier, you were told about a toy rocket fired into the air from the top of a barn. Its height (hℎ) above the ground in yards after x𝑥 seconds is given by the function:h(x)=−5x2+10x+20ℎ(𝑥)=−5𝑥2+10𝑥+20What was the maximum height of the rocket? SolutionThe maximum height was reached by the rocket at one second as you found in part b from the previous example. It takes second to reach the maximum height. We will substitute that value in for x𝑥 in our function and simplify.The maximum height reached by the rocket was yards. What is the time it takes for the rocket to hit the ground? (Use a graph or any other method to solve.)It takes approximately seconds for the rocket to hit the ground. (Round to the nearest tenth.)CheckQuestion 9
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The problem is asking for the time it takes for the rocket to hit the ground. The rocket hits the ground when h(x) = 0.
We can solve for x by setting the equation to 0:
0 = -5x^2 + 10x + 20
This is a quadratic equation, and we can solve it using the quadratic formula:
x = [-b ± sqrt(b^2 - 4ac)] / 2a
where a = -5, b = 10, and c = 20.
Substituting these values in, we get:
x = [-10 ± sqrt((10)^2 - 4*(-5)20)] / 2(-5) x = [-10 ± sqrt(100 + 400)] / -10 x = [-10 ± sqrt(500)] / -10 x = [-10 ± 22.36] / -10
This gives us two solutions: x = 3.236 and x = -0.236.
Since time cannot be negative, we discard the negative solution.
Therefore, it takes approximately 3.2 seconds for the rocket to hit the ground.
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