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- Using the Position Equation In Exercises 111-114, use the position equation given in Example 8 as the model for the problem. You drop a coin from the top of the Eiffel Tower in Paris. The building has a height of 984 feet. (a) Use the position equation to write a mathematical model for the height of the coin. (b) Find the height of the coin after 4 seconds. (c) How long does it take the coin to strike the ground?arrow_forwardUsing the Position Equation In Exercises 111-114, use the position equation given in Example 8 as the model for the problem. An aircraft flying at 550 feet over level terrain drops a supply package. (a) How long does it take the supply package to strike the ground ? (b) The aircraft is flying at 138 miles per hour. How far does the supply package travel horizontally during its descent ?arrow_forwardSketching the Graph of an Equation In Exercises 15-18, complete the table. Use the resulting solution points to sketch the graph of the equation. y+1=34xarrow_forward
- Sketching the Graph of an Equation In Exercises 1 and 2, construct a table of values that consists of several solution points of the equation. Use the resulting solution points to sketch the graph of the equation. y=x2+2xarrow_forwardUsing the Position Equation In Exercises 111-114, use the position equation given in Example 8 as the model for the problem. Some Major League Baseball pitchers can throw a fastball at speeds of up to and over 100 miles per hour. Assume a Major League Baseball pitcher throws a baseball straight up into the air at 100 miles per hour from a height of 6 feet 3 inches. (a) Use the position equation to write a mathematical model for the height of the baseball. (b) Find the height of the baseball after 4 seconds, 5 seconds, and 6 seconds. What must have occurred sometime in the interval 4t6? Explain. (c) How long is the baseball in the air ?arrow_forwardDetermining Solution Points In Exercises 7-14, determine whether each point lies on the graph of the equation EquationPointsy=5x(a)(1,2)(b)(5,0)arrow_forward
- Applications In Exercises 81-91, assume straight-line depreciation or straight-line appreciation. Depreciation A surfing van was purchased for 24,300. Its salvage value at the end of its 7-year useful life is expected to be 1900. Find a depreciation equation.arrow_forwardApplications In Exercises 81-91, assume straight-line depreciation or straight-line appreciation. Depreciation A small business purchases the laptop computer shown. It will be depreciated over a 4-year period, when its salvage value will be 300.Find a depreciation equation.arrow_forwardSolving a Simple Equation In Exercises 7-16, solve for x . ex=2arrow_forward
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