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Effect of Gravity on Earth If a rock falls from a height of 20 meters on Earth, the height...

Effect of Gravity on Earth If a rock falls from a height of 20 meters on Earth, the height H (in meters) after x seconds is approximately

H(x) = 20 − 4.9x2

(a) What is the height of the rock when x = 1 second? x = 1.1 seconds? x = 1.2 seconds? x = 1.3 seconds?


(b) When is the height of the rock 15 meters? When is it 10 meters? When is it 5 meters?


(c) When does the rock strike the ground?

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