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- Due on May. 11, 2008
- Asked on May 09, 2008 at 10:57:52PM
Q:MTH133
Unit 2 – Individual Project – A
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1) Solve the following by factoring:
a)
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b)
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2) If , find
a) f(2)
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b) f(-1)
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3) Solve 6x2 + 3x – 18 = 0 using the quadratic formula.
Read the information in the assignment list to learn more about how to type math symbols, such as the square root.
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4) Use the graph of y = x2 + 4x - 5 to answer the following:
a) Without solving the equation, use the graph to determine the solution(s) to the equation ?
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Explain how you obtained your answer(s) by looking at the graph:
b) Does this function have a maximum or a minimum?
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Explain how you obtained your answer by looking at the graph:
c) What are the coordinates of the vertex in (x, y) form?
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d) What is the equation of the line of symmetry for this graph?
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5)
a) Calculate the value of the discriminant of .
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b) By examining the sign of the discriminant in part a, how many x-intercepts would the graph of have? Why?
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6) a) Find the corresponding y values for x = -4, -3, -2, -1, 0, 1, 2 if .
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x y
- 4
- 3
- 2
- 1
0
1
2
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b) Use Microsoft Excel to plot the points found in part a and to sketch the graph.
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7) The path of a falling object is given by the function where represents the initial velocity in ft/sec and represents the initial height. The variable t is time in seconds, and s is the height of the object in feet.
a) If a rock is thrown upward with an initial velocity of 32 feet per second from the top of a 40-foot building, write the height equation using this information.
Typing hint: Type t-squared as t^2.
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b) How high is the rock after 0.5 seconds?
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c) After how many seconds will the rock reach maximum height?
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d) What is the maximum height?
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