Question

MEDALS

Answer 1

2.How is the graph y=-8x^2-2 different from the graph of y=-8x^2?
a. It is shifted 2 units to the left
b. it is shifted 2 units to the right
c. it is shifted 2 units up
d. it is shifted 2 units down.


3.A model rocket is launched from a roof into a large field. The patch of the rocket can be modeled by the equation y=-0.8x^2+12x+25.8 where x is horizontal distance, in meters, from the starting point on the roof and y is the height, in meters, of the rocket above the ground.
How far horizontally from its starting point will the rocket land? Round your answers to the nearest hundredth.
a. 25.80 m
b. 37.00 m
c. 17.24 m
d. 16.91 m