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Ilia_Sergeevich [38]
3 years ago
10

Write an equation of a parabola that passes through (3,-30) and has x-intercepts of -2 and 18. Then find the average rate of cha

nge from x= -2 to x=8.
Mathematics
1 answer:
Nookie1986 [14]3 years ago
3 0

Answer:

The equation of the parabola is y = \frac{2}{5}\cdot x^{2}-\frac{32}{5}\cdot x -\frac{72}{5}.  The average rate of change of the parabola is -4.

Step-by-step explanation:

We must remember that a parabola is represented by a quadratic function, which can be formed by knowing three different points. A quadratic function is standard form is represented by:

y = a\cdot x^{2}+b\cdot x + c

Where:

x - Independent variable, dimensionless.

y - Dependent variable, dimensionless.

a, b, c - Coefficients, dimensionless.

If we know that (3, -30), (-2, 0) and (18, 0) are part of the parabola, the following linear system of equations is formed:

9\cdot a +3\cdot b + c = -30

4\cdot a -2\cdot b +c = 0

324\cdot a +18\cdot b + c = 0

This system can be solved both by algebraic means (substitution, elimination, equalization, determinant) and by numerical methods. The solution of the linear system is:

a = \frac{2}{5}, b = -\frac{32}{5}, c = -\frac{72}{5}.

The equation of the parabola is y = \frac{2}{5}\cdot x^{2}-\frac{32}{5}\cdot x -\frac{72}{5}.

Now, we calculate the average rate of change (r), dimensionless, between x = -2 and x = 8 by using the formula of secant line slope:

r = \frac{y(8)-y(-2)}{8-(-2)}

r = \frac{y(8)-y(-2)}{10}

x = -2

y = \frac{2}{5}\cdot (-2)^{2}-\frac{32}{5}\cdot (-2)-\frac{72}{5}

y(-2) = 0

x = 8

y = \frac{2}{5}\cdot (8)^{2}-\frac{32}{5}\cdot (8)-\frac{72}{5}

y(8) = -40

r = \frac{-40-0}{10}

r = -4

The average rate of change of the parabola is -4.

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