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A. A coach models the trajectory of a ball to find out how high the player is kicking the ball.
A coach models the trajectory of a ball to find out how high the player is kicking the ball.
B. The trajectory of a balloon that rises 2 feet per second is modeled to find how high the balloon will be in 5 minutes.
The trajectory of a balloon that rises 2 feet per second is modeled to find how high the balloon will be in 5 minutes.
C. An accountant models the growth of a savings account that doubles every month to find how much will be in the account in 10 years.
An accountant models the growth of a savings account that doubles every month to find how much will be in the account in 10 years.
D. A child places a quarter into a piggy bank every week.
1 answer
The scenario that would use a quadratic equation to solve is:
A. A coach models the trajectory of a ball to find out how high the player is kicking the ball.
Quadratic equations are often used to model projectile motion, which includes the trajectory of a kicked ball. The other options describe linear or exponential growth scenarios that do not involve quadratic equations.
