Alain throws a stone off a bridge into a river below. The stone's height (in meters above the water), x seconds after Alain threw it, is modeled by:h(x)=−5x2+10x+15What is the height of the stone at the time it is thrown?meters
Q. Alain throws a stone off a bridge into a river below. The stone's height (in meters above the water), x seconds after Alain threw it, is modeled by:h(x)=−5x2+10x+15What is the height of the stone at the time it is thrown?meters
Evaluate height function: To find the height of the stone at the time it is thrown, we need to evaluate the height function h(x) at the time x=0, which is the moment the stone is thrown.Calculation: h(0)=−5(0)2+10(0)+15
Simplify expression: Simplifying the expression, we get:h(0)=−5(0)+10(0)+15h(0)=0+0+15h(0)=15
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