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OpenStudy (maddielb):

MCR Help please :)

OpenStudy (maddielb):

https://gyazo.com/7b3566a457ad8512165db25324437c83 @mathmale

OpenStudy (xapproachesinfinity):

just replace h by 11 and solve the quadratic equation

OpenStudy (maddielb):

@xapproachesinfinity I tried that, and obviously did it wrong, I got 2.06

OpenStudy (xapproachesinfinity):

so you did 1+25t-t^2=11

OpenStudy (maddielb):

Well for me the 11 was on the other side and then I put everything onto the side with the 11.

OpenStudy (xapproachesinfinity):

yeah it is the same

OpenStudy (xapproachesinfinity):

so you got -10+25t-t^2=0

OpenStudy (maddielb):

No, I moved everything to the side with the 11, so I got 10-25t+5t^2

OpenStudy (xapproachesinfinity):

yeah the same thing don't worry

OpenStudy (xapproachesinfinity):

so that is good what did you do after that

OpenStudy (maddielb):

I put it into the t=-bsqrtb^2-4ac/2a formula

OpenStudy (xapproachesinfinity):

Ok quadratic formula

OpenStudy (xapproachesinfinity):

so what is the problem

OpenStudy (maddielb):

I got the wrong answer lol

OpenStudy (xapproachesinfinity):

well you probably doing the numbers incorrectly

OpenStudy (xapproachesinfinity):

but the method is good

OpenStudy (maddielb):

When I put the numbers in I did t=25+sqrt(-25)^2-4(5)(10)/2(5)

OpenStudy (xapproachesinfinity):

should be good

OpenStudy (xapproachesinfinity):

are you including plus or minus

OpenStudy (maddielb):

What do you mean?

OpenStudy (xapproachesinfinity):

the quadratic formula always has Plus or minus in middle

OpenStudy (xapproachesinfinity):

so there are two answers no just one

OpenStudy (maddielb):

Oh -b+-sqrt

OpenStudy (xapproachesinfinity):

yeah

OpenStudy (maddielb):

Give me a second

OpenStudy (xapproachesinfinity):

ok

OpenStudy (maddielb):

So would it be 2.06 or -2.06

OpenStudy (xapproachesinfinity):

it gotta be the positive answer

OpenStudy (xapproachesinfinity):

you said your answer was wrong?

OpenStudy (xapproachesinfinity):

are you rounding correctly

OpenStudy (maddielb):

2.06 is to the hundredth right?

OpenStudy (xapproachesinfinity):

seems so

OpenStudy (xapproachesinfinity):

what is the actual number you get

OpenStudy (maddielb):

2.0615528128

OpenStudy (xapproachesinfinity):

hmm ok

OpenStudy (xapproachesinfinity):

let me see what you are doing wrong

OpenStudy (maddielb):

Well it says "If there is more than one answer, use the "or" button."

OpenStudy (maddielb):

But Im afraid to submit another answer until we know for sure because if I get it wrong one more time it moves me onto the next one

OpenStudy (xapproachesinfinity):

ok

OpenStudy (xapproachesinfinity):

seems there are two but you are getting a negative

OpenStudy (xapproachesinfinity):

hold on

OpenStudy (xapproachesinfinity):

I got 4.56 and 0.44

OpenStudy (xapproachesinfinity):

i don't know how you getting 2.06

OpenStudy (maddielb):

Me neither, Im super tired, but this has to be done, I just finished a 1000 word essay for English. Ill try your answer and see if it works I guess

OpenStudy (xapproachesinfinity):

You are probably using the formula in wrong way

OpenStudy (xapproachesinfinity):

\[x=\frac{-b\pm \sqrt{b^2-4ac}}{2a}\]

OpenStudy (xapproachesinfinity):

is that what you are using?

OpenStudy (maddielb):

Yes

OpenStudy (xapproachesinfinity):

well I got those answers \[x=\frac{25\pm\sqrt{(-25)^2-4(5)(10) }}{2(5) }\]

OpenStudy (maddielb):

Did you multiply 5 and 10 first

OpenStudy (maddielb):

Well, before multiplying by -4 I mean, not as in the very first thing

OpenStudy (xapproachesinfinity):

it does not really matter you get for that -200 anyway

OpenStudy (xapproachesinfinity):

so under radical you have 625-200=425

OpenStudy (maddielb):

Yeah I got that

OpenStudy (xapproachesinfinity):

you square root that you get 20.61552812...

OpenStudy (maddielb):

Mhmm

OpenStudy (maddielb):

Ohhhhh, yep I did it wrong

OpenStudy (maddielb):

Oops :P

OpenStudy (xapproachesinfinity):

so what were you doing?

OpenStudy (maddielb):

I wasnt adding 25, I was just dividing the square root of that number by 10

OpenStudy (xapproachesinfinity):

yeah you should add 25 first

OpenStudy (maddielb):

Whoops :3

OpenStudy (xapproachesinfinity):

you got carried away

OpenStudy (xapproachesinfinity):

well the answers are two not just one

OpenStudy (maddielb):

True, how'd you get .44

OpenStudy (xapproachesinfinity):

because the ball will go upward and come down

OpenStudy (xapproachesinfinity):

so it two different timings it will be at 11 meters

OpenStudy (xapproachesinfinity):

you got use comma as they suggested

OpenStudy (maddielb):

I'm still confused on how you got .44

OpenStudy (xapproachesinfinity):

oh how did i get 044 because 25-20,61 and then divide by 10

OpenStudy (maddielb):

Ohhhh, alright, that makes sense

OpenStudy (xapproachesinfinity):

remember it plus or minus one is to add and one is to subtract

OpenStudy (maddielb):

Well I will probably have about 3 problems after this one, if I have troubles can I tag you in another question?

OpenStudy (mathmale):

Try sketching this function. |dw:1479353200367:dw|

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