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Projectile Motion
Area Problems
100
(x+3)(x-7)=0
x=-3 or x=7
100

3n2-13n+4=0

n=1/3 or n=4

100

n2+6n+9=0

n=3 or n=-3

100

A rocket is shot upward  into the sky. The height above the ground is given by the equation
h=40t-16t2.
At what time will it hit it's peak?

it will it its vertex at 1.25 seconds

100

Find the maximum area of a rectangle that has a perimeter of 40m

The sides are 10m and the area is 100m^2

200
(x+4)(x+18)=0
x=-4 or x=-18
200

3x2-8x+4=0

x=2/3 or x=2

200

Factor

4p2-16p+16

(2p-4)(2p-4) 

or (2p-4)^2

200

A rocket is shot upward  into the sky. The height above the ground is given by the equation h=40t-16t2.

How high will it be at it's peak?

The rocket will be 25 feet in the air.
200

Find the dimensions of a rectangle whos area is 180 square feet and has a width that is 3 feet less than its length.

the side lengths are 15 feet x 12 feet

300
(2x-7)(3x+9)=0
x=7/2 or x=-3
300

10x2+x-3=0

x=1/2 or x=-3/5

300

9x2+30x=-25

x=-5/3

300

A rocket is shot upward  into the sky. The height above the ground is given by the equation
h=40t-16t2.
At what time will it hit the ground again

It will hit the ground again after 2.5 seconds

300

Find the dimensions for a rectangle whos width is twice its height and whos area is 200m^2

the rectangle is 10m x 20m

400
n(3n+5)=0
n=0 or n=-5/3
400

3a2-19a+20=0

a=4/3 or a=5

400

Factor

16m2-4=0

(4m+2)(4m-2)

400

I drop a ball from a great height, modeled by the equation
-4.9t2+300
When will the ball hit the ground?

The ball will hit the ground after 7.82 seconds

400

Steve has a 240 feet of fence to make a rectangular pen. A shed is used for one side of the pen. What are the dimensions for the maximum area?

60 ft x 120 ft.

500
a(a-5)=0
a=0 or a=5
500

4v2-1=0

v=-1/2 or v=1/2

500

17n2 - 7n - 5 = n2 - 17n + 4

n=3/4 or n=-3/4

500

A golfer launches a golf ball into the air. the height of the ball can be modeled by the equation
-16t2+40t+94.
When will be ball be exactly 30 feet in the air?

The ball is 30 feet in the air after 4 seconds

500

A farmer has 60 feet of fencing to enclose a plot of land against a river. What are the dimensions of the plot if he must enclose exactly 400 ft^2

The dimensions would be either 10x40 OR 20x20 either configuration would work