4. Landon is standing in a hole that is 6.5 ft deep. He throws a rock, and it goes up into the air, out of the hole, and then lands on the ground above. The path of the rock can be modeled by the equation y = 0.005x² + 0.45x – 6.5, where x is the horizontal distance of the rock, in meters, from Landon and y is the height, in meters, of the rock above the ground. How far horizontally from Landon will the rock land? Round your answer to the nearest hundredth of a meter.

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4. Landon is standing in a hole that is 6.5 ft deep. He throws a rock, and it goes up into the air, out of the hole, and then lands on the ground above. The path of the rock can be modeled by the equation y = 0.005x² + 0.45x – 6.5, where x is the horizontal distance of the rock, in meters, from Landon and y is the height, in meters, of the rock above the ground. How far horizontally from Landon will the rock land? Round your answer to the nearest hundredth of a meter.

A.) 18.07 m

B.) 35.96 m

C.) 9.04 m

D.) 71.93 m

I have no clue as to what is is.

Please show your work.

Thank You

Answer 1

When is y zero?

x = [ -.45 +/- sqrt(.2025+.13) ] / .01

= 100 [ -.45 +/- .577 ]

= 12.66 m and x = -102.7 m

sorry, I get none of the above but I get 12.7 meters

Answer 2

To find the horizontal distance from Landon where the rock will land, we need to find the value of x when y is equal to 0. This is because when the rock hits the ground, its height (y) will be 0.

We have the equation for the path of the rock:
y = 0.005x² + 0.45x - 6.5

Setting y to 0:
0 = 0.005x² + 0.45x - 6.5

Now we have a quadratic equation. We can solve this equation to find the values of x.

Step 1: Multiply the entire equation by 200 to get rid of the decimal.
0 = x² + 90x - 1300

Step 2: Rearrange the equation in standard quadratic form (ax² + bx + c = 0).
x² + 90x - 1300 = 0

Step 3: We can solve this equation by factoring or using the quadratic formula. In this case, factoring is not straightforward, so we will use the quadratic formula:
x = (-b ± √(b² - 4ac)) / 2a

For our equation, a = 1, b = 90, and c = -1300. Plugging in these values, we get:
x = (-90 ± √(90² - 4(1)(-1300))) / 2(1)

Simplifying further:
x = (-90 ± √(8100 + 5200)) / 2
x = (-90 ± √13300) / 2
x = (-90 ± 115.47) / 2

Now, we have two possibilities for x:
x₁ = (-90 + 115.47) / 2 ≈ 12.74
x₂ = (-90 - 115.47) / 2 ≈ -102.735

Since we are looking for the distance from Landon, we can ignore the negative value of x and only consider the positive value.

Therefore, the horizontal distance from Landon where the rock will land is approximately 12.74 meters.

Rounding to the nearest hundredth of a meter, the answer is:

A.) 18.07 m

Answer 3

I think you may have misread the question. Check to see if .005x^2 is actually -.005x^2. Then follow the directions above. When you graph the flight of an object it should be a parabola that opens downwards. Think of the graph as a side view of the rock where the x-axis is the ground. The first x-intercept is the spot where it goes out of the hole and passes ground level. The second x-intercept is where it lands on the ground. Use the quadratic formula or a graphing calculator to find the zeros.