document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=838362>Question 838362</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A ball dropped from the top of tower A can be modeled by the function h(t) = -9.8t^2 + 400, where t is the time after it is dropped and h(t) is its height at that time. A ball dropped from the top of tower B can be modeled by the function h(t) = -9.8t^2 + 200. What transformation describes this change? what does this transformation mean? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "The 2nd equation is a vertical transformation of -200 applied to the 1st.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Meaning: The 2nd ball starts at a height 200 feet <BR>\n" );
document.write( "lower than the height of the 1st ball.<BR>\n" );
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