I have two hours to get this done please help me I’ve been stuck on this problem

The answers are all bolded below. If you can, please read the explanation so you can pass a test if asked.

Step-by-step explanation:

First, the quadratic equation we are starting with is -x^2 + 10x + 9.5

For the first part, it's asking for how high it is when it starts, commonly, we use 0 as the start point so if we plug 0 into the quadratic equation, we have 9.5. The height is 9.5 feet at start.

For the second part I'm assuming it's asking for either a minimum or a maximum and because the equation has a -x^2, that means the parabola has a maximum. You can tell by -x^2 being negative, if it was x^2 (positive) it would have a minimum.  

The maximum is found using the vertex formula(because the vertex is the max or min), -b/2a, where a is -1, b is 10, and c is 9.5 found in the equation because the quadratic is in standard form ax^2 + bx + c. This gives a vertex of 5.

We plug 5 back in the equation to get (5, 34.5).

5 is the x-coordinate so it is 5 feet horizontally and 34.5 feet high

For the last part it's asking for a root, or when the parabola touches the x axis/the ground.

-x^2 + 10x + 9.5

You would use the quadratic formula but I'm too lazy so I just put it into a calculator.

That gives roots of around x=−0.87367 and x=10.8737.

You can't have a negative root so you're left with x= 10.8737, rounding to the tenth decimal place, 10.9.

I think that's correct, could be wrong, if it is wrong just follow the steps and it should be fine.

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