Water from a garden sprinkler at O, on level ground, follows the curve h=px-(1)/(2)x2, where h m is

Question

Water from a garden sprinkler at O, on level ground, follows the curve h=px-(1)/(2)x2, where h m is the height of the water at a horizontal distance x m from the sprinkler. The water lands at L, 6 m from the sprinkler. The sketch is not drawn to scale. - Find the value of p. - Find the greatest height of the water. - Find the distances from the sprinkler at which the water is 4 m high.

Accepted Answer

(a) $p=3$ (b) $4.5$ m (c) $2$ m and $4$ m

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