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To find the quadratic model, you will be plugging the data into the model h=at+bt+c. The data points given are just like x and y values, where the x value is the time t in seconds and the y is the altitude h in feet. Plug these into the model and you will get equations with a, b, and c. Part 1: write your 3 by 3 system of equations for a, b, and c. h(2) = a(2)+b(2)+c h(20) = a(20)+b(20)+c h(40) = a(40)+b(40)+c 4a+2b = 23645 400a+20b+c = 32015 1600a+40b+c = 33715 = 4a+2b = 23645 = 400a+20b+c = 32015 = 1600a+40b+c = 33715
Part 2: Solve this system. 4a+2b+c = 23645 400a+20b+c = 32015 1600a+40b+c = 33715 -2(400a+20b+c = 32015) 1600a+40b+c = 33715 = -800a-40b-2c = -64030 1600a+40b+c = 33715 = 800a-c = -30315 -10(4a+2b+c = 23645) 400a+20b+c = 32015 = -40a-20b-10c = -236450 400a+20b+c = 32015 = 360a-9c = -204435 -9(800a-c = -30315) 360a-9c = -204435 = -7200a+9c = 272835 360a -9c = -204435 = 6840a =68400 a = 10
4(-10)+2b+22315 = 23645 = -40+2b+22315 = 23645 = 2b+22275 = 23645 -22275 -22275 = 2b = 1370 b = 685
Part 3: Using your solutions to the system from part 2 to form your quadratic model of the data. h(t) = -10t+685t+22315 Part 4: Find the maximum value of the quadratic function. t = -b , t = -685 = 34.25 sec 2a -20 Max: -10(34.25)+685(34.25)+22315 = 34045.625 (34.25, 34045.625)
Part 5: sketch the parabola. Label the given data plus the maximum point.
Part 6: Reflective writing Did this project change the way you think about how math can be applied to the real world? Write one paragraph stating what ideas changed and why. If this project did not change the way you think, write how this project gave further evidence to support your existing opinion about applying math. Be specific. This project helped to show me that even simple college math can be used to solve every day problems or questions. Normal scenarios in our life that we may not always think about, such as how fast something is falling or how far something has traveled can all be solved by a simple parabolic equation. If more people used math every day, we would be more aware of what is going on around us in the world and may start to pay attention to the little details in life that helps our country strive and succeed as a whole.