Equation M: y = 3x + 4
2 answers:
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Answer:
- Josh's book lands first
- Ben's lands about 0.648 seconds later
Step-by-step explanation:
Using the given equation for v=60 and s=40, the height of Ben's book is ...
h(t) = -16t² +60t +40
We want to find t when h(t) = 0, so we're looking for the solution to ....
0 = -16t² +60t +40
Using the quadratic formula, we find the positive value of t to be ...
t = (-60 -√(60² -4(-16)(40)))/(2(-16)) = (15 +√385)/8 ≈ 4.3277
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Similarly, the height of Josh's book is ...
0 = -16t² +48t +40
t = (-48 -√(48² -4(-16)(40)))/(2(-16)) = (12 +√304)/8 ≈ 3.6794
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The time before Josh's book lands is shorter by ...
4.3277 -3.6794 ≈ 0.6482 . . . . . seconds
Josh's book reaches the ground first, by about 0.648 seconds.
The denominator( s ) we are given are , and . The first thing we want to do is factor the expressions, to make this easier -
This expression is a perfect square, as ( x )^2 = x^2, ( 2 )^2 = 4, 2 * ( x ) * ( 2 ) = 4x. Thus, the simplified expression should be the following -
The other expression is, on the other hand, not a perfect square so we must break this expression into groups and attempt factorization -
Combining ( x + 2 )^2 and ( x + 2 )( x + 3 ), the expression that contains factors of each is ( x + 2 )^2 * ( x + 3 ), or in other words the LCM.
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