Ursula is launching a pumpkin off the edge of the physics building at her school with a small
catapult. The physics building is 24 meters high and the path of the pumpkin can be
modeled by the equation y=
-8x² + 26x + 24 where a represents the horizontal distance
from the edge of the building and y represents the vertical height above the ground. Use an efficient method to find how far from the building the pumpkin hits the ground.
Explain your method.
