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An object is launched from a platform.
Its height (in meters), 
x seconds after the launch, is modeled by:

h(x)=-5x^(2)+20 x+60
What is the height of the object at the time of launch?
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An object is launched from a platform.\newlineIts height (in meters), xx seconds after the launch, is modeled by:\newlineh(x)=5x2+20x+60h(x)=-5x^{2}+20x+60\newlineWhat is the height of the object at the time of launch?\newline\square meters

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Q. An object is launched from a platform.\newlineIts height (in meters), xx seconds after the launch, is modeled by:\newlineh(x)=5x2+20x+60h(x)=-5x^{2}+20x+60\newlineWhat is the height of the object at the time of launch?\newline\square meters
  1. Identify Launch Time: Identify the time of launch. The time of launch is when x=0x = 0 seconds, since xx represents the time in seconds after the launch.
  2. Substitute x=0x = 0: Substitute x=0x = 0 into the height equation.\newlineThe height equation is h(x)=5x2+20x+60h(x) = -5x^2 + 20x + 60. To find the height at the time of launch, we substitute xx with 00.\newlineh(0)=5(0)2+20(0)+60h(0) = -5(0)^2 + 20(0) + 60
  3. Calculate Launch Height: Calculate the height at the time of launch.\newlineh(0)=5(0)+20(0)+60h(0) = -5(0) + 20(0) + 60\newlineh(0)=0+0+60h(0) = 0 + 0 + 60\newlineh(0)=60h(0) = 60\newlineThe height of the object at the time of launch is 6060 meters.

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