Concept explainers
a.
To calculate: At what coordinates should you place the paddle to break the last brick.
a.
Answer to Problem 50E
we can take point as
Explanation of Solution
To break the last brick we should place our paddle at the point whose slope is equal to the slope of path and if we construct a line from that point to path, it should be coinciding.
So we can take point as
b.
To calculate: How can you write an absolute value function that describes the path of the ball.
b.
Answer to Problem 50E
Explanation of Solution
As we know that the path is a straight line so to write an equation, we can use equation of straight line, i.e.
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