Projectile Motion
Find those graphing features!
Factored Form
Mr. M Trivia
100

What do we put in our projectile motion equations to represent gravity?

-16t^2

100

State what form the quadratic is in then find the y-intercept of the following quadratic:

x^2-3x+1

Standard --> (0,1)

100

Convert the following to standard form: 

(x-1)(x+8)

x^2+7x-8

100

What is Mr. M's favorite beverage

Coffee!  

200

Which term represents the speed the following projectile motion equation: 

82 + 91t - 16t^2

91t

200

Find the x-intercepts of the following quadratic function:

f(x) = (x-1)(x+2)

(1,0) and (-2,0)

200

What operation do we use to fill in the box, what do we do once the box is fully filled in?

We MULTIPLY to fill in the box. Then we ADD everything from the box together and combine like terms.

200

Name one "iconic" Mr. M phrase (something he says a lot)

Answers may vary

300

Label the three pieces of the following projectile motion equation:

72 + 33t -16t^2

 

72: Starting height

33: Speed

-16t^2

:Gravity

300

Find the x-coordinate of the vertex for the following quadratic: 

(x-4)(x-2)

3

300

Convert the following to standard form: 

(x+1)^2

x^2+2x+1

300

When is your upcoming test?

THURSDAY

400
Mr. M decided to build a bottle cap launcher in Mr. Carilli's class! It can launch a bottle cap off the 5 foot counter at a speed of 112 ft/s. Write an equation to model the height of the bottle cap after t seconds.

5+112t-16t^2

400

Find the vertex (x and y) of the following quadratic:

(x-3)(x+3)

(0,-9)

400

Convert the following to standard form: 

x(x-15)

x^2-15x

400

What was Mr. M's FIRST car? Bonus: What happened to it?

Ford Focus --> Crashed it into a rock

500

Using the x-intercepts, y-intercept, and vertex, generate a sketch of the following parabola: 

(x-1)(x+3)

Mr. M will draw on the board!

500

Write an equivalent expression for the following factored form quadratic: 

(3x+1)(2x-3)

6x^2-7x-3

500

What classroom item does Mr. M lose at least 5x per day

The smart board pen!