(01.05) Use the graph below to answer this question: graph of line going through negative 1, 4 and 2, 0 Find the average rate of
change for the given function from x = −1 to x = 2.
2 answers:
1) Find the graph of a line passing through (-1, 4) and (2, 0).
The slope of two points can be determined by dividing the difference of y-values by the difference of x-values:
The slope of this equation is -4/3. Inputting this into the slope-intercept form of an equation, we get:
To find b, substitute x and y for one of the given coordinate pairs:
0 = (-4/3)(2) + b
0 = -8/3 + b
8/3 = b
Substitute the b value into the equation to finish the line:
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where -9.8m/sec² is the acceleration due to gravity, v₀ is the initial velocity, and h₀ is the initial height. We will go from the assumption that the rocket is launched from the ground, so h₀=0, and we are told that the initial velocity, v₀, is 42. This gives us:
We will use the quadratic formula to solve this. The quadratic formula is:
Plugging in our information we have:
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