The height (in meters) of a shot cannonball follows a trajectory given by h(t) = -4.9t^2 +14t -0.4 at time t (in seconds). As an improper fraction, for how long is the cannonball above a height of 6 meters?
The height (in meters) of a shot cannonball follows a trajectory given by
h(t) = -4.9t^2 +14t -0.4 at time t (in seconds).
As an improper fraction, for how long is the cannonball above a height of 6 meters?
h(t)=−4.9t2+14t−0.4≥6−4.9t2+14t−0.4=6−4.9t2+14t−0.4−6=0−4.9t2+14t−6.4=0t=−14±√142−4⋅(−4.9)⋅(−6.4)2⋅(−4.9)t=−14±√196−125.44−9.8t=−14±√70.56−9.8t=−14±8.4−9.8t=14±8.49.8Δt=t2−t1Δt=14+8.49.8−(14−8.49.8)Δt=14+8.4−14+8.49.8Δt=2⋅8.49.8Δt=8.44.9Δt=8449Δt=7⋅127⋅7Δt=127
The cannonball is 127 seconds above a height of 6 meters
See the graph here : https://www.desmos.com/calculator/3ceh7ii7po
The cannonball is above 6m from ≈ .571s to ≈ 2.286s
So 2.286 - .571 ≈ 343 / 200 seconds [1.715 sec ]
If you solve 6 = -4.9t^2 +14t -0.4 for t, you get that t = 4/7 and t = 16/7. The difference of these is 12/7, so the exact time is 12/7 seconds, as an improper fraction.
The height (in meters) of a shot cannonball follows a trajectory given by
h(t) = -4.9t^2 +14t -0.4 at time t (in seconds).
As an improper fraction, for how long is the cannonball above a height of 6 meters?
h(t)=−4.9t2+14t−0.4≥6−4.9t2+14t−0.4=6−4.9t2+14t−0.4−6=0−4.9t2+14t−6.4=0t=−14±√142−4⋅(−4.9)⋅(−6.4)2⋅(−4.9)t=−14±√196−125.44−9.8t=−14±√70.56−9.8t=−14±8.4−9.8t=14±8.49.8Δt=t2−t1Δt=14+8.49.8−(14−8.49.8)Δt=14+8.4−14+8.49.8Δt=2⋅8.49.8Δt=8.44.9Δt=8449Δt=7⋅127⋅7Δt=127
The cannonball is 127 seconds above a height of 6 meters