Question

The height of a burning candle depends on how long the candle has been burning. For one type of candle, the function h=8-1/2t gives the candle's height h(in centimeter) as a function of the time t candle has burned (in hours).

A Graph the function.
B What was the original height of the candle?
C What is the greatest amount of time the candle can burn?

Answer 1

@brittanydosey

Answer 2

HI @becca1 !!

Answer 3

we should answer the the second question first

Answer 4

\[h=8-\frac{1}{2}t\] if \(t=0\) i.e. no time has passed, the original height is
\[h=8\]

Answer 5

next we should answer the last question
C What is the greatest amount of time the candle can burn?

solve \[8-\frac{1}{2}t=0\] for \(t\)
do you know how to do that?

Answer 6

no @misty1212

Answer 7

@misty1212

Answer 8

@prettygirl876