Quadratics Project
A bottle rocket is launched directly upward at 64 feet/sec from a platform 80 feet above the ground.
Identify what you know.
What is the a-value of the equation?
Which direction would the parabola open?
Find the equation of the parabola.
What are the solution(s) to the equation?
Where do the solutions appear on the graph?
What do the solutions represent in terms of the problem?
Find the vertex of the parabola.
What does the vertex represent in terms of the problem?