Question

The path of a flying fish as it made its approach to the surface of the ocean and flew out of the water is represented by the quadratic function h(t) = -t2 + 6t - 5, where t represents the time, in seconds, and h(t) represents the fish's height and depth, in feet. Graph the function using the graphing calculator. To the nearest second, how long was the fish out of the water?
1 second
3 seconds
4 seconds
5 seconds

Answer 1

Answer:

4 seconds

Step-by-step explanation:

fish broke the water's surface in 1 second and went back into the water at 5 seconds

∴ it was out of the water for 4 seconds