A projectile is fired from a cliff feet above the water at an inclination of 45° to the horizontal, with a muzzle velocity of feet per second. The height h of the projectile above the water is given by
where x is the horizontal distance of the projectile from the face of the cliff. Use this information to answer the following.
(a) At what horizontal distance from the face of the cliff is the height of the projectile a maximum?
(Simplify your answer.)
(b) Find the maximum height of the projectile.
(Simplify your answer.)
(c) At what horizontal distance from the face of the cliff will the projectile strike the water?
(d) Using a graphing utility, graph the function h, Which of the following shows the graph of h(x)?
In all graphs, the window is by
A.
A coordinate system has a horizontal axis labeled from 0 to 230 in increments of 20 and a vertical axis labeled from 0 to 260 in increments of 50. From left to right, a curve starts at (0, 180), rises to a maximum at (74, 230), and then falls to (230, 10). All coordinates are approximate.
B.
A coordinate system has a horizontal axis labeled from 0 to 230 in increments of 20 and a vertical axis labeled from 0 to 260 in increments of 50. From left to right, a curve starts at (0, 210), rises to a maximum at (40, 230), and then falls to (176, 0). All coordinates are approximate.
C.
A coordinate system has a horizontal axis labeled from 0 to 230 in increments of 20 and a vertical axis labeled from 0 to 260 in increments of 50. From left to right, a curve starts at (0, 210), rises to a maximum at (56, 240), and then falls to (220, 0). All coordinates are approximate.
D.
A coordinate system has a horizontal axis labeled from 0 to 230 in increments of 20 and a vertical axis labeled from 0 to 260 in increments of 50. From left to right, a curve starts at (0, 240), rises to a maximum at (28, 245), and then falls to (194, 0). All coordinates are approximate.
(e) When the height of the projectile is 100 feet above the water, how far is it from the cliff?
