nothing tough about this one. Just solve
−0.0055x^2 + 1.2x + 10 = 6
you should get two answers, but only one makes sense here, since the water starts out at 10 ft above the ocean.
The path of water from a hose on a fire tugboat can be approximated by the equation
y = −0.0055x^2 + 1.2x + 10,
where y is the height, in feet, of the water above the ocean when the water is x feet from the tugboat. When the water from the hose is 6 feet above the ocean, at what distance from the tugboat is it? Round answer to nearest hundredth.
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