Problema Solution

If a rock falls from a height of 20 meters on the planet jupiter,its height=H (in meters) after (x) seconds.

H(x)=20-13x^2

find the following;

a)what is the height of the rock when x=1 second, x=1.1 seconds and x=1.2 seconds

b)when is the height of a rock 15 meters,10 meters and 5 meters?

c)when does the rock strike the ground?

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If a rock falls from a height of 20 meters on the planet jupiter,its height=H (in meters) after (x) seconds.

x=1 , H=20-13 =7

b)  H =15 , x =sqrt(20-15/13)  =  sqrt(5/13)

 

c)H =0  , 13x^2 =20

   x^2 =20/13

 

x= sqrt(20/13)