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Height of a Zero Gravity Parabolic Flight Math 1070 Intermediate Algebra Group Project vou wome:_Diuisnd Le ave you ever wondered what tight feel ike to lat weigh (Ss inspace? One way to Uy i out isto fy ona special aircraft hat astronaut use to train for thelr ips to space. Both NASA.@ fe the Russian Space Agen have been fying these for years. Fe way this actemplshed st yto.ahigh aude, drop do tanto fain speed, and then star a large parabolic path up nth (oly For atime ranging fom 101620 seconds, along thet ‘Sof the parable fight, an envionment simulating zero grav {ys created within he plane. Tis elec can cause Some nausea nthe partiipants, ging rise othe Pe "vomi.comet the plane used by NASA for zero parabolic tralning fights. Currently theresa Devote company that wil sel you 8 er6-Gride though ts it expense, around $5000 ‘This lab will have you take look at the parabolic path to ty to determine the masimum aude the Pane reaches Fis, you wil work with data given about the parabola to come up with a quadratic roe forthe Might, Then you wil work to find the manimum value ofthe mode. Now for the data Height of a Zero-G Flight t Seconds After ‘Starting a Parabolic Flight Path Time tin seconds =e, 10 Height 4 in feet 30506 a To find the quadratic model, you willbe plugging the data into the model . The data paints giver are just like x and y values, where the x value isthe time fin seconds and fhe y value is the altitude hin feet. Plug these into the model and you will get equations with a, b and c. — Teo ATBP. 2) 34,200 = Udovoat Dob te LSeo0 = ~ S400 & ¥2 lc aewee> arbre) \.paede = oles C2ijase= !Ooartoe ec) } TAN is i -2e,s0u = -La-ae x | Rad ateeeee Blase = tocartoor | aot eich es anomie en Nicaea ale 7 \say = - is ae ek -(Q1, aso = 100 at lob +e) iste TIS 24200 = Hoa took te | azso = Bb = BOS s “1904 1D = - Qaz00 = Yooa ro bri gh = 30s de -iaso= Bee lob ersesdesee ecg ACRBS IC 273 Using your slutions tothe system frm part 2t0 form ee stam fom par 20 form yourquadmicmadalatthe ita. 3, 0 5 o(@ = Ste mee ibs 22TK + 2000 peed i 20,000 cnt Rv q thro x ro get 4 Fare Find he maximum valu ofthe quadratic acon, Make Sut show your work. ab aa ¥ a grees ge Baer oes x a : @ aso aaes , sVeeAalteee +s qven par such th prabl,ablthe gn da the cum po. A od mato stanbelog rons big han ower epi 260 ee TO SES) UST M250) (20,2 %3e0 ) wax: Gidoegs 4 = we (1) Wwe th secohd S Part 6: Reflective Weng. Did this project change the way you think about how math can be applied to the real world? Write one paragraph stating what ideas changed and why. If this project did ‘not change the way you think, write how this project gave further evidence to support your existing opinion about applying math. Be specific. gi L dvdr it Yes, ik Changes ng views on pat? AMInK Paralsolar every urtul but Afrer mis projecr F see that You AR UFe ke tor Heol WEE sire arons, THIS WYCe TO FNoW thak TE F witlevey need jo do Something wnilar te this th mg WE, + ERO heed te dp it. soMhg using synem of Edvattohy and avadrattc forme tay Finding max /mins COh be LASY\how ke cduse “All We hare ry Khowie the ahr formula,

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