Answer:
1. 6 feet
2. 6.25 feet
3. 1 feet
4. 6 feet
Step-by-step explanation:
The equation is : ![$h(x)=x^2-7x+6$](https://tex.z-dn.net/?f=%24h%28x%29%3Dx%5E2-7x%2B6%24)
1. The diving board is where Kendra dives off. Here, the horizontal distance, x from the diving board is 0.
So, substituting x = 0 in the equation, we get
![$h(0)=0^2-7(0)+6$](https://tex.z-dn.net/?f=%24h%280%29%3D0%5E2-7%280%29%2B6%24)
![$=0-0+6$](https://tex.z-dn.net/?f=%24%3D0-0%2B6%24)
![$=6$](https://tex.z-dn.net/?f=%24%3D6%24)
So, the diving board is 6 feet above the surface of the water.
2. From the equation, we known that it is a parabola and the vertex is minimum.
It is the minimum height which represents the depth Kendra dives into the water.
So the
coordinate of the vertex is = ![$\frac{-b}{2a}$](https://tex.z-dn.net/?f=%24%5Cfrac%7B-b%7D%7B2a%7D%24)
Here, a and b are the coefficients of linear term and the quadratic terms in the equation. Therefore,
a = 1 and b = -7
∴ x coordinate = ![$\frac{-(-7)}{2 \times 1} $](https://tex.z-dn.net/?f=%24%5Cfrac%7B-%28-7%29%7D%7B2%20%5Ctimes%201%7D%20%24)
![$\frac{7}{2}=3.5$](https://tex.z-dn.net/?f=%24%5Cfrac%7B7%7D%7B2%7D%3D3.5%24)
Now substituting to find f(x),
![$h(3.5)=(3.5)^2-7(3.5)+6$](https://tex.z-dn.net/?f=%24h%283.5%29%3D%283.5%29%5E2-7%283.5%29%2B6%24)
= -6.25
Therefore, the diver dives 6.25 feet below the water surface.
3. The horizontal distance from the board the diver enters into the water.
This is the y-intercept and it is the value of x when h(x)=0.
∴ ![$0=x^2-7x+6$](https://tex.z-dn.net/?f=%240%3Dx%5E2-7x%2B6%24)
Factorizing, we get ![$(x-1)(x-6)=0$](https://tex.z-dn.net/?f=%24%28x-1%29%28x-6%29%3D0%24)
∴ ![$x=1 \text{ or}\ x=6$](https://tex.z-dn.net/?f=%24x%3D1%20%5Ctext%7B%20or%7D%5C%20x%3D6%24)
So there are two solutions that are the two x intercepts of the function. Here at x = 1 shows the horizontal distance from the board from where Kendra dives into the water.
4. We know that the equation given has
x intercepts. These two x intercepts are the points where the parabola crosses the x-axis, which is the height
. The height is the water surface level.
The first x intercept represents the points where Kendra dives into the water.
And the second x intercept is the point where Kendra comes out of the water surface. This this is
for
.
Thus Kendra dives out of the water surface at 6 feet from the board.