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    This lab will have you take a look at the parabolic path to try to determine the maximum altitude the plane reaches. This effect can cause some nausea in the participants, giving rise to the name "vomit comet" a private company will sell you a zeroG ride, though it is a bit expensive, around $5000.

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    This lab will have you take a look at the parabolic path to try to determine the maximum altitude the plane reaches. This effect can cause some nausea in the participants, giving rise to the name "vomit comet" a private company will sell you a zeroG ride, though it is a bit expensive, around $5000.

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    HeightofaZeroGravityParabolicFlight

    Math1010IntermediateAlgebraGroupProject

    YourName:__________________________________
    Haveyoueverwonderedwhatitmightfeelliketofloat
    weightlessinspace?Onewaytotryitoutistoflyonaspecial
    aircraftthatastronautsusetotrainfortheirtripstospace.
    BothNASAandtheRussianSpaceAgencyhavebeenflying
    theseforyears.Thewaythisisaccomplishedistoflytoahigh
    altitude,dropdowntogainspeed,andthenstartalarge
    parabolicpathupinthesky.Foratimerangingfrom10to20seconds,alongthetoppartofthe
    parabolicflight,anenvironmentsimulatingzerogravityiscreatedwithintheplane.Thiseffectcan
    causesomenauseaintheparticipants,givingrisetothenameVomitComet,theplaneusedby
    NASAforzeroGparabolictrainingflights.Currentlythereisaprivatecompanythatwillsellyoua
    zeroGride,thoughitisabitexpensive,around$5000.
    Thislabwillhaveyoutakealookattheparabolicpathtotrytodeterminethemaximumaltitudethe
    planereaches.First,youwillworkwithdatagivenabouttheparabolatocomeupwithaquadratic
    modelfortheflight.Thenyouwillworktofindthemaximumvalueofthemodel.Nowforthedata:

    Time t in
    seconds
    Height h in feet

    Height of a Zero-G Flight t Seconds After


    Starting a Parabolic Flight Path
    2
    30,506

    10
    31,250

    20
    29,300

    Tofindthequadraticmodel,youwillbepluggingthedataintothemodel h = at2 + bt + c .The


    datapointsgivenarejustlikexandyvalues,wherethexvalueisthetimetinsecondsandthe
    yvalueisthealtitudehinfeet.Plugtheseintothemodelandyouwillgetequationswitha,b
    andc.

    Part1:Writeyour3by3systemofequationsfora,b,andc.

    Part2:Solvethissystem.Makesuretoshowyourwork.

    Part3:Usingyoursolutionstothesystemfrompart2toformyourquadraticmodelofthedata.

    Part4:Findthemaximumvalueofthequadraticfunction.Makesuretoshowyourwork.

    Part5:Sketchtheparabola.Labelthegivendataplusthemaximumpoint.Agoodwaytostart
    labelingyouraxesistohavethelowerleftpointbe(0,25000)

    Part6:ReflectiveWriting.

    Didthisprojectchangethewayyouthinkabouthowmathcanbeappliedtotherealworld?
    Writeoneparagraphstatingwhatideaschangedandwhy.Ifthisprojectdidnotchangethe
    wayyouthink,writehowthisprojectgavefurtherevidencetosupportyourexistingopinion
    aboutapplyingmath.Bespecific.

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