Describe the location of the point having the following coordinates. nonzero abscissa, negative ordinate

The height of a flare fired from the deck of a ship in distress can be modeled by h(t)= -2(8t^2-52t-28), where h is the height of the flare above water and t is the time in seconds. a. find the time it takes the flare to hit the water.

What is the value of f(x) = 2.2 for f(-2)?

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