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2. A sailboat with a sick passenger abroad is following a parabolic path given by
y = -x + 2x + 8. The boat's captain sent out a distress signal. A speedboat is trying to catch the sailboat to
provide medical aid and is on a path given by the linear equation y = -x + 8. Besides the y-intercept (starting
location) where do the paths of the two boats cross (show all the appropriate work and give answer in
coordinate pair notation)?

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Answer:

The sailboat and speedboat meet at x=3.

Step-by-step explanation:

Assuming your first equation is [tex]-x^{2} +2x+8[/tex] (you missed the square).

[tex]-x^{2} +2x+8=-x+8\\x^{2} -3x=0\\x(x-3)=0\\x=0\\x=3\\[/tex]

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