The function y = –0.296x2 + 2.7x models the length x and height y that your sister's pet rabbit can jump, in centimeters. How high does the rabbit jump? What is the length of the jump?
For the problem presented, the rabbit jumps 4.6 cm high and the length of the jump is 6.2 cm long. I am hoping that this
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To figure out the solution in a problem related to calculate maximum or minimum of something, you've to derive the involved equation, and make it equal to 0, solving the x.
So:
y = -0'296x² + 2'7x
y' = -0'592x + 2'7
0 = -0'592x + 2'7
-0'592x = 2'7
x = 4'56
And if we substitute 4'56 on the first equation:
y = -0'296·4'56² + 2'7·4'56
y = 6'16
So the length of the jump is 4'56cm, and the height 6'16cm.