a frog is sitting on a stump 20 ft above the ground. It hops off the stump and lands on the ground 8 ft away. During its leap, its height h is given by thr equation h=0.5x^+1.5x+20 where is the distance in feet from the base of the stump and his height in feet. how far was the frog from the base of the stump when it was 15.68 feet above the ground?

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Substitute the value given (15.68 ft) for h.  Then solve the quadratic equation for x.

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