If a rock falls from a height o. 20 meters on the planet Jupiter, its height H (in meters) after x seconds is approximately H(x) = 20 – 13r (a) What is the height of the rock when x 1 second? x = 1.1 seconds? x = 1.2 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?

If a rock falls from a height o. 20 meters on the planet Jupiter, its height H (in meters) after x seconds is approximately H(x) = 20 – 13r (a) What is the height of the rock when x 1 second? x = 1.1 seconds? x = 1.2 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?

College Algebra

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Chapter6: Exponential And Logarithmic Functions

Section6.1: Exponential Functions

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