The path of water from a hose on a fire tugboat can be approximated by the equation  y = −0.0045x2 + 1.15x + 10,  where y is the height, in feet, of the water above the ocean when the water is x feet from the tugboat. When the water from the hose is 6 feet above the ocean, at what distance from the tugboat is it? Round answer to nearest hundredth.

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The path of water from a hose on a fire tugboat can be approximated by the equation 

y = −0.0045x2 + 1.15x + 10,

 where y is the height, in feet, of the water above the ocean when the water is x feet from the tugboat. When the water from the hose is 6 feet above the ocean, at what distance from the tugboat is it? Round answer to nearest hundredth.

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Given that the height y=6 feet

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