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Question 25 • RMA FL-1200710-Mathematics for College Algebra Semester 2

A road is made in such a way that the center of the road is higher off the ground than the sides of the road, in order to allow rainwater to drain. A cross-section of the road can be represented on a graph using the function f(x) = (x – 16)(x + 16), where x represents the distance from the center of the road, in feet. Rounded to the nearest tenth, what is the maximum height of the road, in feet?

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A
0.1
B
0.8
C
1.3
D
1.6
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