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How could you use the graph of h = 20t – 6t2 to estimate the solution(s) of 20t – 6t2 = 7, where h stands for height and t stands for time? |
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Draw a horizontal line at h = 7 and find where it intersects the curve. |
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Draw a horizontal line at h = 20 and find where it intersects the curve. |
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Draw a vertical line at t = 7 and find where it intersects the curve. |
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Draw a vertical line at t = 20 and find where it intersects the curve. |
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A ball is launched straight up from ground level modeling the equation h = 52t – 10t2, where h stands for height in meters and t stands for time. What is the approximate value of t when the ball hits the ground? |
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6.0 seconds |
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5.2 seconds |
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0 seconds |
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2.6 seconds |
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A ball is launched straight up from ground level modeling the equation h = 52t – 10t2, where h stands for height in meters and t stands for time. On its way up, it reached a particular height at 1 second. On its way down, it again reached the same height. At approximately what time did it reach that height the second time? |
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2.0 seconds |
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3.5 seconds |
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4.2 seconds |
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5.2 seconds |
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Use you calculator's Table feature to approximate the solutions to the nearest hundredth. 4x(x + 2) = 12 |
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x = 0, x = –4 |
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x = –1, x = –4 |
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x = 1, x = –3 |
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x = 2, x = –2 |
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Toby needs to create a rectangular pen for his dog. He decides that the area of the pen will be 100 square feet with its length 2 feet longer than its width. As you find the width of the pen, which solution can be thrown away since the width cannot be negative? |
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–12.32 |
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–11.05 |
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–9.05 |
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–8.32 |
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