SOLUTION: A rocket fired vertically upwards follows the law y=48t-8t^2
Plot a graph y against t for values of t from 0 to 6 seconds
By solving the quadratic equation {{{ 8t2-48t+a=0}}}
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Question 821566: A rocket fired vertically upwards follows the law y=48t-8t^2
Plot a graph y against t for values of t from 0 to 6 seconds
By solving the quadratic equation find the times t1 and t2 when the rocker is at a height of 'a' metres above the launch point.
Value of a is 25
Give final answer correct to 3 decimal places and check the answers using your graph.
Found 2 solutions by stanbon, TimothyLamb:
Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
A rocket fired vertically upwards follows the law y = 48t-8t2
Plot a graph y against t for values of t from 0 to 6 seconds
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By solving the quadratic equation 8t^2-48t+a = 0 find the times
t1 and t2 when the rocker is at a height of 'a' metres above
the launch point.
Value of a is 25
t = [48+-sqrt(48^2-4*8*25)]/16 = [48+-38.78]/16
t1 = 0.5762
t2 = 5.4238
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Give final answer correct to 3 decimal places and
check the answers using your graph.
Cheers,
Stan H.
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Answer by TimothyLamb(4379) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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the equation of projectile motion is given as:
h(t) = -8t^2 + 48t
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at a= 25 meters:
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h(t) = -8t^2 + 48t = 25
-8t^2 + 48t - 25 = 0
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the above quadratic equation is in standard form, with a=-8, b=48, and c=-25
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to solve the quadratic equation, by using the quadratic formula, copy and paste this:
-8 48 -25
into this solver: https://sooeet.com/math/quadratic-equation-solver.php
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the two real roots (i.e. the two x-intercepts), of the quadratic are:
t = 0.576160071
t = 5.42383993
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answer:
the rocket is at 25 meters height twice, at the following times in seconds after launch:
t = 0.576160071
t = 5.42383993
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graph:
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