Solve this word problem. Amir stands on a balcony and throws a ball to his dog, who is at ground level. The ball's height (in meters above the ground), x seconds after Amir threw it, is modeled by h(x) = -x²+8x-7. After how many seconds will the ball hit the ground? Need Help? - Sketch the graph. - What element of a quadratic function are you looking for?

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Solve this word problem.
Amir stands on a balcony and throws a ball to his dog, who is at ground level. The ball's height (in meters
above the ground), x seconds after Amir threw it, is modeled by h(x) = -x²+8x-7. After how many seconds will
the ball hit the ground?
Need Help?
- Sketch the graph.
- What element of a
quadratic function are
you looking for?
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Transcribed Image Text:Solve this word problem. Amir stands on a balcony and throws a ball to his dog, who is at ground level. The ball's height (in meters above the ground), x seconds after Amir threw it, is modeled by h(x) = -x²+8x-7. After how many seconds will the ball hit the ground? Need Help? - Sketch the graph. - What element of a quadratic function are you looking for? 99+ F5 F6 F7 F9 F10 F11 F12 Insert & * 6 7 8. Y PI H. J K B N M 60
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