A diver dives from the 3 m board at a swimming pool. Her height, y, in metres, above the water in terms of her horizontal distance, x, in metres, from the end of the board is given by y = - x^2 + 2x + 3. What is the diver's maximum height?

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Corbin Terry

Mathematics

9 December, 19:27

A diver dives from the 3 m board at a swimming pool. Her height, y, in metres, above the water in terms of her horizontal distance, x, in metres, from the end of the board is given by y = - x^2 + 2x + 3. What is the diver's maximum height?

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Jessica Mcneil · Answer 1

The maximum height of the diver would be the y value of the vertex of the graph. The vertex of the graph is (1,4). The maximum height of the diver is 4 meters.