Fecan pesk on CFMFAE A enclay Height of a Zero Gravity Parabolic Flight 1% Math 1010 Intermediate Algebra Group Project Your Name: Lelie Fase Have you ever wondered what it might feel like to float ‘weightless in space? One way to try it out isto fly on a special aircraft that astronauts use to train for their trips to space. Both ce NASA and the Russian Space Agency have been flying these for years. The way this is accomplished is to fly toa high altitude, drop down to gain speed, and then start a large parabolic path up in the sky. For a time ranging from 10 to 20 seconds, along the top part of the parabolic flight, an environment simulating zero gravity is created within the plane. This effect can cause some nausea in the participants, giving rise to the name “Vomit Comet”, the plane used by NASA for zero-G parabolic training flights. Currently there is a private company that will sell you a zero-G ride, though it is a bit expensive, around $5000. This lab will have you take a look at the parabolic path to try to determine the maximum altitude the plane reaches, First, you will work with data given about the parabola to come up with a quadratic model for the flight. Then you will work to find the maximum value of the model. Now for the data: aismy Height of a Zero-G Flight t Seconds After Starting a Parabolic Flight Path Time cin seconds 3 10 20 Height 4 in feet 4 21,768 22,440 20,680 To find the quadratic model, you will be plugging the data into the model # = et” = br+e. The data points given are just like x and y values, where the x value is the time t in seconds and the y value is the altitude / in feet. Plug these into the model and you will get equations with a, b and ©. Part 1: Write your 3 by 3 system of equations for a, b, and ¢. 2 aus =a) +b)IC patios acess + bli) +C ” 2ougo = alecyt bU9) tC= 217LS Part 2: Solve thi: . Make show, work, Ste ior Mees ikem revo Nc a (aire 144 # U2 tC = 21468 O 276 = 40 4 3btC “ + ‘ FLG tC 2217S 1o0a + lob + Ate mare @ 22440 = C= 21000 ® Wego = 400 a+ 2eb+e ‘ © Gatapte = 21982) —4q-3b- = ~217 6% 22440 ® {00 ttob +6 = 22440 \coatlob +¢ @® arte = G72 Ora tess = 22448) loa + eb = GF20 © 4004 Hob +4 = 206%" : (aia tab = G92) © 3000 poh = ~ 176° Omelet _p1eeq +Abb = 123 20 @-Algeoa tio = - VEE) -{\a0q = 14048 GU) +b = UF2 ea ao ~1486 + Ho = G22 tee + (18e +1455 (Se = Part 3: Using your solutions to the system from part 2 to form your quadratic model of the data. 4% ote bx $C Ax) AO) == X + 204x) +2100 Part 4: Find the maximum value of the quadratic function. Make sure to show your work. -b eo = -304 et 45 \ Lay Zao =32 (922,444) 4s “ib(ay + 204 CL) + z1 000Part 5: Sketch the parabola. Label the given data plus the maximum point. A good way to start labeling ‘your axes is to have the lower left point be (0, 20000) acc bless 251658240 height Part 6: Reflective Writing. What did you learn by completing this project? How could what you leamed be applied to future classes that you take or in your real life? Write at least one paragraph. Be specific. TL leavinced thet Parabolas Me present in Hal life Srtinys ) net jvet oon abstract yaad graphs. As ter as ther classes ge, To lenew uel be doing moe of . J this iW | the higha- Up mate classes and LE feel like To Unde sted the Contept of Quadvatic furetiens better becavse ef KTS te Tw be Yeade +o jowp - th nek Weg fa p +0 ha comes ext. ly real ike may be Mace For cXample | decking 40 see len it's besd 4 hese. +e by