QUADRATIC APPLICATION WORD PROBLEMS
(SOLVING ALGEBRAICALLY) (DAY 8)
Warm-Up: If 5 is a root of x
– 3x + k = 0, find k.
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What is the other root?
Procedure for Word Problems
Highlight given functions in the word problems
Identify variables in the problem/function and highlight what they represent
READ question carefully to determine WHAT variable needs to be solved for
1.
After t seconds, a ball tossed in the air from the ground level reaches a height of h feet
given by the function h(t) = 144t – 16t
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2
a.
What is the height of the ball after 3 seconds?
b.
What is the maximum height the ball will reach?
c.
After how many seconds will the ball hit the ground before rebound?
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