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OpenStudy (anonymous):

sd

OpenStudy (phi):

first, you should not zero out your older questions. second, this is the same type problem as your previous ones.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Good.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Did you get the correct answer?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Okay, let me check.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

splash occurs at 11.2022 seconds

OpenStudy (anonymous):

max occurs at 4.48979591837seconds and it has y=220.775510204meters above sea-level

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Please be specific about what is wrong.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

I got an answer different from yours.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Your answer = 11.54 seconds My answer = 11.2022 seconds

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Your answer = 229.96 meters above sea-level My answer = 220.775510204meters above sea-level

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Please tell which answers are incorrect.

OpenStudy (phi):

jhalt, you typed in the wrong equation into wolfram

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Thank you for pointing out my mistake.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

@jhalt 11.5445 seconds 11268/49 = 229.959183673 meters above sea-level http://www.wolframalpha.com/input/?i=0+%3D+-4.9x%5E2+%2B+46x+%2B+122 http://www.wolframalpha.com/input/?i=max%28-4.9x%5E2+%2B+46x+%2B+122%29

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Try typing in 11268/49 instead of 229.96 for the second answer.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Maybe an exact improper fraction is preferred to a decimal approximation?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Do decimal approximations usually work?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Me too.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Good question, lets find out.

OpenStudy (phi):

out of curiosity, why does it work now? did you type it in wrong the first time ?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

@phi, I think it works now because the answer 11268/49 is exact while 229.96 is a decimal approximation.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

@jhalt first answer is (230 + 6*sqrt(3130))/49

OpenStudy (anonymous):

\[\frac{ 230 + 6\sqrt{3130} }{ 49}\]

OpenStudy (anonymous):

That is the exact time at which the rocket splashes.

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