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Max Distance/Height of golf ball hit with 3-wood, given that
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Re: Max Distance/Height
Please share with us your work, indicating exactly where you are stuck - so that we know where to begin to help you.
Hint:
The path is a parabola - vertex is the highest point.
Tigger2 said:Determine the max distance and max height of a golf ball hit with a 3 wood.
y=-0.001x(x-260)
y=distance
x-height
Please share with us your work, indicating exactly where you are stuck - so that we know where to begin to help you.
Hint:
The path is a parabola - vertex is the highest point.
fasteddie65
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Re: Max Distance/Height
If you look at the equation, you may notice that the x-intercepts are 0 and 260.
The highest point occurs halfway between the x-intercepts.
If you look at the equation, you may notice that the x-intercepts are 0 and 260.
The highest point occurs halfway between the x-intercepts.
Re: Max Distance/Height
My son is still confused.
He did arrive at the vertex of (130,16.9). Thank you.
He Did get the x-intercepts of 0 and 260.
However, looking at this, he doesn't feel correct that the max distance is 16.9.
And then the max height would be 260?
My son is still confused.
He did arrive at the vertex of (130,16.9). Thank you.
He Did get the x-intercepts of 0 and 260.
However, looking at this, he doesn't feel correct that the max distance is 16.9.
And then the max height would be 260?
Fire that instructor :shock:Tigger2 said:We figured it out by calling the instructor and questioning the results. The height and the distance were reversed in the instructor's worksheet, so now the whole problem makes sense. Thanks you to everyone for offeirng help!!!