Concept explainers
How long is the coaster returns to the bottom
Answer to Problem 29PPS
The coaster returns to bottom is
Explanation of Solution
Given:
A skyrocket roller coaster takes riders straight up and then return straight down and the equation is
Concept Used:
The solutions of a quadratic equation are given by the points where the graph of the function intersects the x-axis.
In order find the solutions of the given equation
The zeros of the function are the points where the graph of the function intersects the x-axis.
The graph of the function
From the above graph of the function it is clear that the zeros of the function occur at the points
Thus, the coaster returns to bottom is
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Glencoe Algebra 1, Student Edition, 9780079039897, 0079039898, 2018
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