1. The function H= -16T^2+80T+5 is a parabola of the form , so to find the maximum height of the ball, we are going to find the y-coordinate of the vertex of the parabola. To find the y-coordinate of the vertex we are going to evaluate the function at the point . From our function we can infer that and , so the point \frac{-b}{2a} [/tex]will be . Lets evaluate the function at that point:
We can conclude that the ball reaches a maximum height of 105 feet.
2. Since we now know that the maximum height the ball reaches is 105 feet, we are going to replace with 105 in our function, then we are going to solve for to find how long the ball takes to reach its maximum height:
We can conclude that the ball reaches its maximum height in 2.5 seconds.
3. Just like before, we are going to replace with 5 in our original function, then we are going to solve for to find how long will take for the ball to be caught 5 feet off the ground:
We can conclude that it takes 5 seconds for the ball to be caught 5 feet off the ground.
To convert a number into scientific notation, <u>move</u> the decimal point to the <u>left or right</u> until there is <u>one digit</u> to the left of the decimal point.
The number of times you have moved the decimal point is .
If the decimal point has moved to the <u>left</u>, is positive.
If the decimal point has moved to the <u>right</u>, is negative.
To convert 500,000,000,000 into scientific notation, move the decimal point <u>11 places to left</u>, so a = 5. As we have moved the decimal point 11 places to the left, the exponent "n" is 11 and is <u>positive</u>.
To convert 0.00000000005 into scientific notation, move the decimal point <u>11 places to the right</u>, so a = 5. As we have moved the decimal point 11 places to the right , the exponent "n" is 11 and is <u>negative</u>.