OpenStax, Intermediate Algebra 2e §6.5 Polynomial Equations · Try It 23 · Algebra · Factoring
Polynomial Equations · Try It 23
Genevieve is going to throw a rock from the top a trail overlooking the ocean. When she throws the rock upward from 160 feet above the ocean, the function models the height, h, of the rock above the ocean as a function of time, t. Find:
ⓐ the zeros of this function which tell us when the rock will hit the ocean, ⓑ when the rock will be 160 feet above the ocean, ⓒ the height of the rock at seconds.
OpenStax, Intermediate Algebra 2e · §6.5 Polynomial Equations · Try It 23
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