A small aircraft starts its descent from an altitude of h =3/5miles, 4 miles west of the runway (a) Find the cubic function f(x) = ax3 + bx2 + cx + d on the interval [−4, 0] that describes a smooth glide path for the landing. f(x) =(3/160)x^3 + (9/80)x^2 (b) The function in part (a) models the glide path of the plane. When would the plane be descending at the greatest rate? x =

A small aircraft starts its descent from an altitude of h =3/5miles, 4 miles west of the runway (a) Find the cubic function f(x) = ax3 + bx2 + cx + d on the interval [−4, 0] that describes a smooth glide path for the landing. f(x) =(3/160)x^3 + (9/80)x^2 (b) The function in part (a) models the glide path of the plane. When would the plane be descending at the greatest rate? x =

College Algebra (MindTap Course List)

12th Edition

ISBN:9781305652231

Author:R. David Gustafson, Jeff Hughes

Publisher:R. David Gustafson, Jeff Hughes

Chapter4: Polynomial And Rational Functions

Section4.1: Quadratic Functions

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