4) A firefighter holds a hose 3 m off the ground and directs a stream of water toward a burning building. The height of the water can be approximated by h(x) = -0.026x² + 0.520x + 3, where h(x) is the height of the water in meters at a point x meters horizontally from the firefighter to the building. a) Determine the horizontal distance from the firefighter at which the maximum height of the ibsu svlo ( water occurs. तम सय अ b) What is the maximum height of the water? c) The flow of water hits the house on the downward branch of the parabola at a height of 3 m. How far is the firefighter from the house?

4) A firefighter holds a hose 3 m off the ground and directs a stream of water toward a burning building. The height of the water can be approximated by h(x) = -0.026x² + 0.520x + 3, where h(x) is the height of the water in meters at a point x meters horizontally from the firefighter to the building. a) Determine the horizontal distance from the firefighter at which the maximum height of the ibsu svlo ( water occurs. तम सय अ b) What is the maximum height of the water? c) The flow of water hits the house on the downward branch of the parabola at a height of 3 m. How far is the firefighter from the house?

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4) A firefighter holds a hose 3 m off the ground and directs a stream of water toward a burning
building. The height of the water can be approximated by h(x) = -0.026x² + 0.520x + 3,
where h(x) is the height of the water in meters at a point x meters horizontally from the
firefighter to the building.
a) Determine the horizontal distance from the firefighter at which the maximum height of the
water occurs.
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c) The flow of water hits the house on the downward branch of the parabola at a height of 3 m.
How far is the firefighter from the house?

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