## Quadratic Equations 2 ### Question 4 a) $`5x(x-1) + 5 = 7 + x(1-2x)`$ $`5x^2 - 5x = 2 + x - 2x^2`$ $`7x^2 - 6x - 2 = 0`$ $`x = \dfrac{6 \pm \sqrt{92}}{14} = \dfrac{3 \pm \sqrt{23}}{7}`$ ### Question 4 b). $`\because \dfrac{1}{3}`$ and $`\dfrac{-2}{3}`$ are the roots of a quadratic equation, that must mean that $`(x-\dfrac{1}{3})(x+\dfrac{2}{3})`$ is a quadratic equation that gives those roots. Here we make $`a=1`$, so its easy to find a quadratic in vertex from that gives these roots. Let the vertex form then be $`y=(x-d)^2+c`$, since $`a=1`$. We know $`d=\dfrac{r_1+r_2}{2}`$ because it is the x-coordinate of the vertex which is also the AOS. Therefore it is equal to $`\dfrac{\dfrac{1}{3} + \dfrac{-2}{3}}{2} = \dfrac{-1}{6}`$ Then, we know $`c=(d-\dfrac{1}{3})(d+\dfrac{2}{3})`$, since by plugging in the x-coordinate of the vertex, we get the y-coordinate of the vertex which is also the $`c`$ value. Therefore $`c=(\dfrac{-1}{6}-\dfrac{1}{3})(\dfrac{-1}{6} + \dfrac{2}{3}) = \dfrac{-1}{4}`$. Therefore our equation is simply $`y = (x+\dfrac{1}{6})^2 - \dfrac{1}{4}`$ ### Qustion 4 c) When $`h = 0`$, the ball hits ground, so: $`-3.2t^2 + 12.8 + 1 = 0`$ $`t = \dfrac{12.8 \pm \sqrt{151.04}}{6.4}`$ $`\because t \ge 0`$ $`\therefore t = \dfrac{12.8 \pm \sqrt{151.04}}{6.4}`$ $`\therefore t \approx 3.9`$ The ball will strike the ground at approximately $`3.9`$ seconds. ### Question 5 a) $`128 = 96t - 16t^2`$ $`16t^2 - 96t + 128 = 0`$ $`t^2 - 6t + 8 = 0`$ $`(t-2)(t-4)`$, at seconds $`2`$ and $`4`$, the rocket reaches $`128m`$. ### Question 5 b) Break even is when revenue = cost. $`\therefore R(d) = C(d)`$ $`-40d^2 + 200d = 300 - 40d`$ $`40d^2 - 240d + 300 = 0`$ $`2d^2 - 12d + 15 = 0`$ $`d = \dfrac{12 \pm \sqrt{24}}{4}`$ $`d = \dfrac{6 \pm \sqrt{6}}{2}`$ At $`d = 4.22474407`$ or $`1.775255135`$ is when you break even. ### Question 5 c) Let the quation be $`y = a(x-d)^2 + c`$ Since we know that that $`(0, 0)`$ and $`(6, 0)`$ are the roots of this equation, the AOS is when $`x = 3`$ $`\therefore y = a(x-3)^2 + c`$. Since we know that $`(0, 0)`$ is a point on the parabola, we can susbsitute it into our equation. $`0 = 9a + c \quad (1)`$ Since we know that $`(4, 5)`$ is also a point on the parabola, we can susbsitute it int our equation as well. $`5 = a + c \quad (2)`$ ```math \begin{cases} 9a + c = 0 & \text{(1)} \\ a + c = 5 & \text{(2)} \\ \end{cases} ``` $`(2) - (1)`$ $`-8a = 5 \implies a = \dfrac{-5}{8} \quad (3)`$ Sub $`3`$ into $`(2)`$: $`5 = \dfrac{-5}{8} + c \implies c = \dfrac{45}{8}`$ $`\therefore`$ Our equation is $`y = \dfrac{-5}{8}(x-3)^2 + \dfrac{45}{8}`$