Example 2 The following table gives the mileage y, in miles per gallon, of a certain car at various...
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Example 2 The following table gives the mileage y, in miles per gallon, of a certain car at various speeds x (in miles per hour). a) Use a graphing utility to create a scatter plot of the data. b) Use the regression feature of a graphing utility to find a quadratic model that best fits the data. c) Use the model to predict the speed that gives the greatest mileage. Speed, x Mileage, y 10, 21.3 45, 31.9 15, 23.7 50, 29.5 20, 25.9 55, 27.6 25, 27.6 60, 25.3 30, 29.4 65, 23.0 35, 31.0 70, 20.0 40, 31.7
Transcript of Example 2 The following table gives the mileage y, in miles per gallon, of a certain car at various...
Example 2The following table gives the mileage y, in miles per gallon, of a certain
car at various speeds x (in miles per hour).a) Use a graphing utility to create a scatter plot of the data.b) Use the regression feature of a graphing utility to find a quadratic
model that best fits the data.c) Use the model to predict the speed that gives the greatest mileage.Speed, x Mileage, y10, 21.3 45, 31.915, 23.7 50, 29.520, 25.9 55, 27.625, 27.6 60, 25.330, 29.4 65, 23.035, 31.0 70, 20.040, 31.7
Example 2The following table gives the mileage y, in miles per gallon, of a certain
car at various speeds x (in miles per hour).a) Use a graphing utility to create a scatter plot of the data.b) Use the regression feature of a graphing utility to find a quadratic
model that best fits the data.c) Use the model to predict the speed that gives the greatest mileage.Speed, x Mileage, y10, 21.3 45, 31.915, 23.7 50, 29.520, 25.9 55, 27.625, 27.6 60, 25.330, 29.4 65, 23.035, 31.0 70, 20.040, 31.7
Example 3
For the data points below, determine whether a linear model or a quadratic model best fits the data.(1, 5)(2, 6)(3, 8)(4, 9)(5, 11)(6, 10)(7, 11)(8, 12)(9, 14)(10, 16)
Example 3
For the data points below, determine whether a linear model or a quadratic model best fits the data.(1, 5)(2, 6)(3, 8)(4, 9)(5, 11)(6, 10)(7, 11)(8, 12)(9, 14)(10, 16)
#1
Sketch the graph of
by hand and identify the vertex and the intercepts.
f x x x( ) 2 6 5
f x x x( ) 2 6 5
#2
Find the number of units that produce a
minimum cost C if C x x x( ) . , . 01 90 15 0002
C x x x( ) . , . 01 90 15 0002
#3
Find the quadratic function that has a maximum at (1, 7) and passes through the point (2, 5).
maximum at (1, 7) and passes through the point (2, 5).
#4
Find two quadratic functions that have
x-intercepts (2,0) and 4
30,F
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x-intercepts (2,0) and 4
30,F
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#5
Use the leading Coefficient Test to determine the right-hand and left-hand behavior of the graph of the polynomial functionf x x x( ) 3 2 175 3
f x x x( ) 3 2 175 3
#6
Find all the real zeros of Verify your answer with a graphing utility.
f x x x x( ) 5 35 4
f x x x x( ) 5 35 4
#7
Find a polynomial function with 0, 3,
and -2 as zeros.
0, 3, and -2 as zeros.
#8
Sketch by hand.f x x x( ) 3 12
f x x x( ) 3 12
#9
Divide by x - 3
using long division.
3 7 2 104 2x x x
3 7 2 104 2x x x x - 3
#10
Divide byx3 11 x x2 2 1 .
x3 11x x2 2 1 .
#11
Use synthetic division to divide
by x + 5.3 13 12 15 4x x x
3 13 12 15 4x x x x + 5
#12
Use synthetic division to find
f(-6) when f x x x x( ) 7 40 12 153 2
f x x x x( ) 7 40 12 153 2f(-6)
#13
Find the real zeros of f x x x( ) 3 19 30
f x x x( ) 3 19 30
#14
Find the real zeros of f x x x x x( ) . 4 3 28 9 9
f x x x x x( ) . 4 3 28 9 9
#15
List all possible rational zeros of the functionf x x x x( ) . 6 5 4 153 2