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Time t in seconds
Height h in feet
To find the quadratic model, you will be plugging the data into the model
.
The data points given are just like x and y values, where the x value is the time t in seconds and
the y value 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.
A)
B)
C)
1.
2.
-33200=200a-c (-4)
-121280=80a-4c
132800=-800a+4c
11520/-720=-720a
a = -16
2b=30506-4a-c
2b=30506-4(-16)-30000
2b=30506+64-30000
2b/2=570/2
b =285
-121280=80a-4c(2.5)
-33200=200a-c
303202.5=-200a+10c
270002.5/9=9c/9
C=30000
-152530= -20a-10b-5c
-121280=80a-4c
2. 31250= 100a +10b+c (-2)
3. 29300= 400a + 20b +c
-62500=-200a-20b-2c
-33200=200a-c
a =-16
b =285
c = 30000
Part 3: Using your solutions to the system from part 2 to form your quadratic model of the data.
Part 4: Find the maximum value of the quadratic function. Make sure to show your work.
2ax/2a = -b/2a
X= -b/2a
X= -285/2(-16) =-285/-32
X= 8.90625
Part 5: Sketch the parabola. Label the given data plus the maximum point. A good way to start labeling
your axes is to have the lower left point be (0, 20000)
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.
Seeing as I am an engineering student, applicable math is nothing new to me, physics
being a major point of reference for applied mathematics. Regarding this project as further
evidence of applied math I guess it does its job and shows that math is applicable despite being
arduous sometimes. Math as always is essentially the primary way of understanding cause and
effect, with this project it shows the math behind a zero gravity flight which is a very real thing
and must be understood for it to be safe and effective.