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Special air bags are used to protect scientific equipment when a rover lands on the surface of Mars. On Earth, the function approximates an object's downward speed in feet per second as the object hits the ground after bouncing x ft in height. The corresponding function for Mars is compressed vertically by a factor of about 2/3. Estimate to the nearest tenth how fast a rover will hit Mars' surface after a bounce of 15 ft in height.

A) 20.7 ft/s
B) 25.3 ft/s
C) 7.3 ft/s
D) 46.5 ft/s

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20.7 ft/s

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