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Applications of Quadratic Functions using graphs

Interactive practice questions

A frisbee is thrown upward and away from the top of a mountain that is $120$120 metres tall.

The height, $y$y, of the frisbee at time $x$x in seconds is given by the equation $y=-10x^2+40x+120$y=10x2+40x+120.

This equation is graphed below.

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A parabolic curve opening downwards is plotted on a Cartesian plane, with the horizontal x-axis from 0 to 200 labeled at intervals of 50 and has minor marks at intervals of 10 and the vertical y-axis from 0 to 6 labeled at 5 and has minor marks at intervals of 1. The curve starts at its y-intercept, ascends to the parabola's vertex and descends to y = 0. The graph shows the curve intercepting the y-axis and the x-axis

 

a

What is the $y$y-value of the $y$y-intercept of this graph?

b

Which of the following descriptions corresponds to the value of the $x$x-intercept?

The maximum height reached by the frisbee.

A

The amount of time it takes for the frisbee to reach the ground.

B

The height of the mountain.

C

The amount of time it takes for the frisbee to reach its maximum height.

D
c

Given that the $x$x-value of the vertex is $2$2, what is the maximum height reached by the frisbee?

Easy
2min

A rectangle is to be constructed with $80$80 metres of wire. The rectangle will have an area of $A=40x-x^2$A=40xx2, where $x$x is the length of one side of the rectangle.

Easy
5min

The formula for the surface area of a sphere is $S=4\pi r^2$S=4πr2, where $r$r is the radius in centimetres.

Easy
6min

A compass is accidentally thrown upward and out of an air balloon at a height of $100$100 feet. The height, $y$y, of the compass at time $x$x in seconds is given by the equation

$y=-20x^2+80x+100$y=20x2+80x+100

Medium
5min
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