Question

1. Quadratics: The path of the longest shot put by the Women’s track team at Sun Devil U is modeledby h(x) = -0.015x2 + 1.08x + 5.8, where x represents the horizontal distance from the start and h(x) isthe height of the shot put above the ground. (Both x and h(x) are measured in feet.)a. [3 pts] Determine h(24). Round your answer to 2 decimal places.

Answer 1

23.08 feet

Explanation:

If the path of the longest shot put by the Women’s track team at Sun Devil U is modeled by h(x) = -0.015x² + 1.08x + 5.8 where x represents the horizontal distance from the start and h(x) is the height of the shot put above the ground, to determine h(24), we will have to substitute x = 24 into the modeled equation as shown;

`h(x) = -0.015x^2 + 1.08x + 5.8\\\\if \ x = 24;\\\\h(24) = -0.015(24)^2 + 1.08(24) + 5.8\\\\h(24) = -0.015(576)+25.92+5.8\\\\h(24) = -8.64+31.72\\\\h(24) = 23.08\\`

Hence the value of the height at the horizontal distance of 24 feet is 23.08 feet to 2 decimal place.