document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=979523>Question 979523</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Creating a Quadratic Model of the form y = a(x – h)2+k <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Consider the path of a softball that was thrown from right field to third base. The <BR>\n" );
document.write( "data points of the ball’s path are given in the table. The values of t represent the <BR>\n" );
document.write( "time in seconds after the ball was released, and y represents the height of the ball <BR>\n" );
document.write( "in feet. <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Time(sec) t 0 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.8 1.0 1.2 1.4 1.6 1.8 2.0 <BR>\n" );
document.write( "Height (ft) y 5 11 16 19 21 22 21 19 16 12 6 \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "1. Graph the points defined by (t,y) in the table. <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2. Select a point that you think best represents the vertex of the parabola. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "Label this point (h,k). <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(h,k) = ___________ \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "3. Substitute the values of h and k into the formula y = a(t – h)2<BR>\n" );
document.write( " + k, and write <BR>\n" );
document.write( "the equation here:____________________ <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "4. Choose a different point (t,y) from the graph. Substitute these values into <BR>\n" );
document.write( "the equation in step 3 and then solve for a. <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "What part of this is giving you trouble?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "John<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "My calculator said it, I believe it, that settles it\r<BR>\n" );
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