QUADRATICS & CLIMBING

Getting started
Biographie is 115 ft long

There are 18 different bolts/clips to

get to the top (the top is the 18th clip)
The distance between each clip is
about 6.39 ft

1) What clip does Margo fall at?

13th

2) How many clips does she pass during her fall? (what
clip does her fall end at when her feet touch the wall)
3

3) How many feet does she fall?

19.17

4) How long does her fall last?

4 seconds

Time passed in
Distance Margo has
seconds since
climbed (ft)
Margo's fall

0 83.07 ft

1 76.68 ft

70.29 ft

Use desmos to find what a possible quadratic function

could be:
1) Create the same table you just filled out here in
desmos
2) In desmos type the command y1 ~ a(x1)^2 + f(0)
*f(0) is the distance that Margo starts at when the time is
0

y1 ~ a(x1^2) + 83.07
Write your equation here: ________________________

Include a screenshot of your graph below:

Answer the following questions:

1) What is the domain and range of your function?

Domain - 0 - 4
Range - 0 - 83.07

2) What is the maximum or minimum of your function?

Maximum is 0, 83.07

3) What is the interval for which the function is

decreasing?

x>0

4) How long does it take Margo get back down to the

ground? What term is this part of the function called?
5 seconds the x intercept

5) Watch the rest of the video to estimate how long it

takes her to get back to the ground. Why is this value
different than what you gave above?

6) Use your function to estimate f(1.3). What is the

meaning of this point?
How far up is Margot after 1.3 seconds.

Challenge: In the above question (6) what clips would

Margo be between?
12th and 13th