document.write( "Question 57244: 1. A ball follows a flight given by y = 20x - x^2 + 6 where x represents the horizontal distance traveled in feet and y represents the height of the ball in feet. What will be the maximum height of this ball if it is thrown?\r
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A ball follows a flight given by y = 20x - x^2 + 6 where x represents the horizontal distance traveled in feet and y represents the height of the ball in feet. What will be the maximum height of this ball if it is thrown?
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\n" ); document.write( "Put the equation in the familiar form: y = ax^2+ bx + c
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\n" ); document.write( "y = -x^2 + 20x + 6:
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\n" ); document.write( "The value of x, at maximum height (y), will occur at the vertex. We can use the vertex formula: x = -b/(2a)
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\n" ); document.write( "In your equation: a = -1; b = 20
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\n" ); document.write( "x = -20/(2*-1)
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\n" ); document.write( "x = 10 ft is horizontal distance
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\n" ); document.write( "To find the max height substitute 5 for x in the orginal equation:
\n" ); document.write( "y = 20x - x^2 + 6
\n" ); document.write( "y = 20(10) - 10^2 + 6
\n" ); document.write( "y = 200 - 100 + 6
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\n" ); document.write( "2. If x=2, x=-3 and x=0 are zeros of a polynomial, what is a possible equation for this polynomial?
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\n" ); document.write( "That would give us factors of (x-2)(x+3) and x
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\n" ); document.write( "FOIL the 1st two factors and you have:
\n" ); document.write( "x(x^2 + x - 6) = x^3 + x^2 - 6x
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\n" ); document.write( "y = x^3 + x^2 - 6x; would give you zeros of -3, 0, and +2
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\n" ); document.write( "3. What is the vertex of the graph given by y = 2x^2 - 4x + 3?
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\n" ); document.write( "I gave you the vertex formula above. In this equation a = 2, b = -4, since the coefficient of x^2 is positive, there would be a minimum at the vertex
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\n" ); document.write( "Would the graph be a shift of y = 2x^2? I would say yes
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\n" ); document.write( "4. Write the equation of the parabola given by y = 2x^2-4x+3 in \"standard\" form. I think that would be: 2x^2 - 4x + 3 = 0
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