An irrigation system (sprinkler) has a parabolic pattern. The height, in feet, of the spray of water is given by the equation h(x)=−x2+10x+9.5, where x is the number of feet away from the sprinkler head (along the ground) the spray is. The irrigation system is positioned Answer

0

feet above the ground to start.

The spray reaches a Answer

maximum

height of Answer

10

feet at a horizontal distance of Answer

feet away from the sprinkler head.

The spray reaches all the way to the ground at about Answer

feet away.