The stream of water from a fountain follows a parabolic path, modeled by the function f(x) = -1/4x^2 + 6x + 3, where x is the time elapsed in seconds, and h(x) is the height in feet.
The number 3 in the function represents (in context of the problem)

Rachel reads 1/5 of the pages of a book plus 12 pages on the first day. on the second day, she reads 1/4 of the remaining pages plus 15 pages. on the third day, she reads 1/3 of the remaining pages plus 18 pages. on the fourth day, she reads the remaining 70 pages. how many total pages are in the book?

What are the solutions of the equation? z^2 + 11z + 24 = 0 a. 8, -3 b. 8, 3 c. -8, -3 d. -8, 3

Afamily went out to dinner and their bill was $113.if they want to leave a 19% tip, how much should they leave.