Trajectory problem


Assignment:

A community of penguins has created a slingshot device designed to help them spot fish below the ice while airborne. Pete the penguin is lobbed from an initial height of 6 feet above the ground. Pete's trajectory is given by the equation h(x)=-0.0138x^2+0.6x+6 where h(x) is Pete's height above the ground (in feet) and x is the horizontal distance from the slingshot (in feet).

  • How high in the air is Pete when he is 15 feet from the slingshot?
  • How high in the air will Pete go?

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