Creating a Quadratic Model of the Form y = a ( x − h ) 2 + k Estimated time: 20 minutes Group Size: 3 In an earlier group activity, we modeled the path of a softball that was thrown from right field to third base. The data points are given in the table. The values of t represent the time in seconds after the ball was released, and y represents the height of the ball in feet. T i m e ( s e c ) t 0 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.8 1.0 1.2 1.4 1.6 1.8 2.0 H e i g h t ( f t ) y 5 11 16 19 21 22 21 19 16 12 6 Use the function found in step 5 to approximate the height of the ball after 1.8 sec. How well does this value match the observed value of 12 ft?
Creating a Quadratic Model of the Form y = a ( x − h ) 2 + k Estimated time: 20 minutes Group Size: 3 In an earlier group activity, we modeled the path of a softball that was thrown from right field to third base. The data points are given in the table. The values of t represent the time in seconds after the ball was released, and y represents the height of the ball in feet. T i m e ( s e c ) t 0 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.8 1.0 1.2 1.4 1.6 1.8 2.0 H e i g h t ( f t ) y 5 11 16 19 21 22 21 19 16 12 6 Use the function found in step 5 to approximate the height of the ball after 1.8 sec. How well does this value match the observed value of 12 ft?
Solution Summary: The author calculates the height of the ball using the equation y=-17(t-1)2+22 and compared this value with the observed value 12ft
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Estimated time: 20 minutes
Group Size: 3
In an earlier group activity, we modeled the path of a softball that was thrown from right field to third base. The data points are given in the table. The values of t represent the time in seconds after the ball was released, and y represents the height of the ball in feet.
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Use the function found in step 5 to approximate the height of the ball after 1.8 sec. How well does this value match the observed value of 12 ft?
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