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Example Question #1 :How To Use The Quadratic Function
If x2+ 2x - 1 = 7, which answers for x are correct?
x = -3, x = 4
x = 8, x = 0
x = -4, x = -2
x = -4, x = 2
x = -5, x = 1
x = -4, x = 2
x2+ 2x - 1 = 7
x2+ 2x - 8 = 0
(x + 4) (x - 2) = 0
x = -4, x = 2
Example Question #2 :How To Use The Quadratic Function
Which of the following quadratic equations has a vertex located at?
The vertex form of a parabola is given by the equation:
, where the pointis the vertex, andis a constant.
We are told that the vertex must occur at, so let's plug this information into the vertex form of the equation.will be 3, andwill be 4.
Let's now expand通过使用the FOIL method, which requires us to multiply the first, inner, outer, and last terms together before adding them all together.
We can replacewith.
Next, distribute the.
Notice that in all of our answer choices, the first term is. If we let, then we would have在我们的方程。让我们看看会发生什么bstitutefor.
Example Question #1 :How To Use The Quadratic Function
Use the quadratic equation to solve for.
None of the other answers
We take a polynomial in the form
and enter the corresponding coefficients into the quadratic equation.
. We normally expect to have two answers given by the sign.
So,
Example Question #2 :How To Use The Quadratic Function
Define functionas follows:
Given thatand, evaluate.
No such value exists.
No such value exists.
We solve forin the equation
This is the only solution. Since it is established thatis not equal to 5, the correct response is that no such value exists.
Example Question #3 :How To Use The Quadratic Function
Define functionas follows:
Given thatand, evaluate.
No such value exists.
Solve forin the equation
Either, in which case, which is already established to be untrue, or, in which case. This is the correct response.
Example Question #4 :How To Use The Quadratic Function
A pitcher standing on top on a 600-foot building throws a baseball upward at an initial speed of 90 feet per second. The heightof the ball at a given timecan be modeled by the function
How high does the ball get? (Nearest foot)
This can be solved by first finding the first coordinate (value) of the vertex of the parabola representing the function.
The-coordinate of the vertex is, where;
The ball takes 2.8 seconds to reach its peak. The height at that time is, which is evaluated using substitution:
making the correct response 727 feet.
Example Question #5 :How To Use The Quadratic Function
A pitcher standing on top on a 600-foot-high building throws a baseball upward at an initial speed of 90 feet per second. The heightof the ball at a given timecan be modeled by the function
How long does it take for the ball to hit the ground? (Nearest tenth of a second)
Set the height function equal to 0:
Setin the quadratic formula
Evaluate separately, and select thepositivevalue.
which is thrown out.
which is positive and is the result we keep.
The correct response is 9.6 seconds.
Example Question #6 :How To Use The Quadratic Function
A pitcher standing on top on a 600-foot building throws a baseball upward at an initial speed of 90 feet per second. The heightof the ball at a given timecan be modeled by the function
How long does it take for the ball to return to the level at which it started? (Nearest tenth of a second)
这个问题本质上是要求是e value of timewhen
.
Either- but this simply reflects that theinitialheight was 600 feet - or:
.
The ball returns to a height of 600 feet after 5.6 seconds.
Example Question #7 :How To Use The Quadratic Function
A pitcher standing on top on a 600-foot building throws a baseball upward at an initial speed of 90 feet per second. The heightof the ball at a given timecan be modeled by the function
How long does it take for the ball to reach its peak? (Nearest tenth of a second)
The time at which the ball reaches its peak can be found by finding the-coordinate of the vertex of the parabola representing the function.
The-coordinate of the vertex is, where;
The correct response is 2.8 seconds.