document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1161902>Question 1161902</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> An automobile is traveling at61 ft/sec. The driver applies the brakes in such a way that the velocitydecreases to zero according to the relationv(t)=61-0.61t2, where t= time. Find an equivalentexpression for v(t) by factoring out a factor with a negative coefficient. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=v%28t%29=-0.61%28t%5E2-100%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"v%28t%29=-0.61%28t%5E2-100%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Divide both terms (-0.61t^2 and 61) by -0.61 to factor it out\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Optionally you can use the difference of squares rule to go from <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=t%5E2-100 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"t%5E2-100\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > to <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28t-10%29%28t%2B10%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28t-10%29%28t%2B10%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >. So <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=v%28t%29=-0.61%28t%5E2-100%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"v%28t%29=-0.61%28t%5E2-100%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > is the same as <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=v%28t%29=-0.61%28t-10%29%28t%2B10%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"v%28t%29=-0.61%28t-10%29%28t%2B10%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
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