Jason jumped off of a cliff into the ocean in Acapulco while vacationing with some friends. His height as a function of time could be modeled by the function
where t is the time in seconds and h is the height in feet.
a. How high is Jason when he begins his jump?
b. Name the key feature you used to answer the question.
Question 2
2.
Rewrite the function in vertex form using completing the square.
Question 3
3.
What is the vertex of this equation?
Question 4
4.
Write an equation using Desmos and regression. For full credit, you must screen shot your regression AND give the final equation.
Question 5
5.
Rewrite this equation in standard form.
Question 6
6.
What key feature is most easily identified from the vertex form?
Question 7
7.
What key feature is most easily identified using an equation that is in standard form?
Question 8
8.
What key feature is most easily identified using the factored form?
Question 9
9.
What determines whether a quadratic equation will have a maximum or a minimum?