Maximum height of a fountain

[Andresospinaan]

Hello everybody, please i need help in a math project. I need to find out the quadratic equation of a parabola given by a natural water stream-fall of a fountain. My question is: The maximum height of a straight stream is 150meters up, then, how can i know the maximum height if the stream is not straight?? thanks!!

 

[Deleted member 4993]

Hello everybody, please i need help in a math project. I need to find out the quadratic equation of a parabola given by a natural water stream-fall of a fountain. My question is: The maximum height of a straight stream is 150meters up, then, how can i know the maximum height if the stream is not straight?? thanks!!

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[Prove It]

Hello everybody, please i need help in a math project. I need to find out the quadratic equation of a parabola given by a natural water stream-fall of a fountain. My question is: The maximum height of a straight stream is 150meters up, then, how can i know the maximum height if the stream is not straight?? thanks!!

Have you seen the Turning Point form of a quadratic equation before? \(\displaystyle \displaystyle \begin{align*} y = a\,\left( x - h \right) ^2 + k \end{align*}\)

 

[stapel]

I need to find out the quadratic equation of a parabola given by a natural water stream-fall of a fountain. My question is: The maximum height of a straight stream is 150meters up, then, how can i know the maximum height if the stream is not straight?

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