Part A What is the height of the rock 0.5 seconds after being dropped? Part B To the nearest tenth of a second, how many seconds after being dropped does the rock hit the ground?

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What is the height of the rock 0.5 seconds after being dropped?

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To the nearest tenth of a second, how many seconds after being dropped does the rock hit the ground?

A rock is dropped from a height of 10 feet. The height of the rock is modeled by the graph shown.
Rock Drop
-10
6.
8.
7-
9.
4
3.
0.1 02 03 04 0.5 06 07 08 0,9
Time (seconds)
Height (feet)
Transcribed Image Text:A rock is dropped from a height of 10 feet. The height of the rock is modeled by the graph shown. Rock Drop -10 6. 8. 7- 9. 4 3. 0.1 02 03 04 0.5 06 07 08 0,9 Time (seconds) Height (feet)
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