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Quadratic Functions Applications I Algebra 1

In this lesson we will be applying our knowledge of solving quadratic functions graphically. The only difference from our work earlier in this unit will be that our dependent variables may be a challenge to manage graphically. As a result, well have to do some investigating to determine an appropriate viewing window so we can see our graph on our calculators and graph it on paper. Exercise #1: The height in feet of a golf ball hit into the air is given by h = 16t 2 + 64t , where t is the number of seconds elapsed since the ball was hit.
(a) Graph h on your calculator for 0 t 4 . (Use TABLE to find appropriate window values for your dependent variable, h, and make sure to label your axes as h and t instead of x and y.)

(b) What is the maximum height of the ball?

(c) How long does it take for the ball to reach its maximum height?

(d) How long does it take for the ball to hit the ground?

(e) For how many seconds is the ball more than 48 feet up in the air?

(f) Determine all values of t for which h > 48.

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Exercise #2: On top of a hill, a rocket is launched from a distance 80 feet above a lake. The rocket will fall into the lake after its engine burns out. The rockets height, h, in feet above the surface of the lake is given by the equation, h = 16t 2 + 64t + 80 , where t is time in seconds.
(a) Graph h on your calculator for 0 t 5 .

(b) What is the maximum height of the rocket?

(c) How long does it travel upward before its engine burns out?

(d) After how many seconds will the rocket hit the lake?

Exercise #3: A pistol is accidentally discharged vertically upward from a height of 4 feet above the ground. Its path is given by h = 16t 2 + 160t + 4 where h is the height of the bullet in feet and t is time in seconds.

(a) Use your calculator to draw a sketch of the graph to the right. Be sure to label your axes and your scale. (b) After how many seconds will the bullet start coming back down?

(c) What is the maximum height the bullet reaches?

(d) To the nearest whole number, how many seconds will it take for the bullet to hit the ground?

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Quadratic Functions Applications I Algebra 1 Homework Applications

1. When an arrow is shot into the air, its height, h, in feet above the ground is given by the equation h = 16t 2 + 96t + 5 , where t represents time elapsed in seconds.

(a) Graph h on the axes to the right for all heights above the ground ( h = 0 ).

(b) What is the maximum height of the arrow?

(c) How long does it take before the arrow starts coming back down?

(d) To the nearest whole number, determine the value of t for which the arrow hits the ground.

(f) Suppose the arrow hits a tree after 1.5 seconds, stopping its path. How far up the tree would the arrow hit?

2. An artist drew a rainbow mural on a school cafeteria wall. Its outer boundary can be represented by 1 a parabola with the equation, y = x 2 + 6 x , where y is the height of the outer boundary of the 2 rainbow in feet and x is the width in feet.

(a) Use your calculator to sketch the graph. (Be sure to label your axes and scale.)

(b) Determine the maximum height and the maximum width of the outer boundary.

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3. During a tropical storm, an antenna broke loose from the roof of a building 144 feet high. The antennas distance, d, in feet above the ground after t seconds is given by, d = 16t 2 + 144 . (a) Graph d on the axes to the right for 0 t 3 . Label your axes t and d instead of x and y.

(b) After how many seconds will the antenna hit the ground?

(c) Using a table on your calculator, determine to the nearest tenth of a second, when the antenna will reach a height of 100 feet above the ground. Provide three lines of your table to justify your answer.

4. A slow pitch softball is pitched to a batter. The ball follows a path in which the height, h, is given by h = 2t 2 + 8t + 3, where t is the time in seconds elapsed since the ball was pitched.

(a) Draw a sketch of the graph in the space to the right. Be sure to label your axes and scale.

(b) At what height was the ball released from the pitcher's hand?

(c) What is the maximum height reached by the ball?

(d) The batter hit the ball at the same height in which the pitcher released the ball. How much time elapsed until the ball was hit?

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