Rhonda O.

asked • 07/04/22

Word problem algebra

An arrow is launched upward with a velocity of 192 feet per second from the top of a 35 foot building. What is the maximum height attained by the arrow?

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Robert K.

I take no issue with the accuracy of your equation but I disagree with your statement that finding the vertex of a parabola is beyond Algebra 1. Students are taught that the x coordinate of the vertex is -b/2a. (They are not told that it comes from setting the first derivative equal to zero. They don know, or need to know, what a first derivative even is.) Then they are taught to put that value of x, in this case t, into the equation to get y, in this case h.They also know that a negative a means the parabola opens downward and therefore has a maximum.
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07/05/22

JACQUES D.

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I mentioned the downward parabola. It is not algebra 1 without the equation of motion. If you know physics anyway, setting the velocity equal to zero at the peak is sensible.
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