2. EXAMPLE 1
MATT MITARNOWSKI ROLLED A BALL DOWN AN
INCLINED PLANE IN A PHYSICS LAB. HE
ACCURATELY MEASURED THE TOTAL DISTANCE
TRAVELED BY THE BALL AS A FUNCTION OF TIME
AND OBTAINED THE FOLLOWING DATA:
Time(sec) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Distance
3 12 27 48 75 108 147 192
(cm)
3. EXAMPLE 1
A. DOES A POLYNOMIAL MODEL OF DEGREE LESS
THAN 5 EXIST FOR THIS DATA? IF SO, WHAT DEGREE?
Time(sec) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Distance
3 12 27 48 75 108 147 192
(cm)
4. EXAMPLE 1
A. DOES A POLYNOMIAL MODEL OF DEGREE LESS
THAN 5 EXIST FOR THIS DATA? IF SO, WHAT DEGREE?
Time(sec) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Distance
3 12 27 48 75 108 147 192
(cm)
9 15 21 27 33 39 45
5. EXAMPLE 1
A. DOES A POLYNOMIAL MODEL OF DEGREE LESS
THAN 5 EXIST FOR THIS DATA? IF SO, WHAT DEGREE?
Time(sec) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Distance
3 12 27 48 75 108 147 192
(cm)
9 15 21 27 33 39 45
6 6 6 6 6 6
6. EXAMPLE 1
A. DOES A POLYNOMIAL MODEL OF DEGREE LESS
THAN 5 EXIST FOR THIS DATA? IF SO, WHAT DEGREE?
Time(sec) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Distance
3 12 27 48 75 108 147 192
(cm)
9 15 21 27 33 39 45
6 6 6 6 6 6
YES, THERE IS A QUADRATIC MODEL FOR THIS DATA
9. EXAMPLE 1
B. WRITE A FORMULA TO MODEL THE DATA.
2
d = at + bt + c d = distance, t = time
10. EXAMPLE 1
B. WRITE A FORMULA TO MODEL THE DATA.
2
d = at + bt + c d = distance, t = time
3 = a + b + c
12 = 4a + 2b + c
27 = 9a + 3b + c
11. EXAMPLE 1
B. WRITE A FORMULA TO MODEL THE DATA.
2
d = at + bt + c d = distance, t = time
3 = a + b + c 27 = 9a + 3b + c
12 = 4a + 2b + c −12 = −4a − 2b − c
27 = 9a + 3b + c
12. EXAMPLE 1
B. WRITE A FORMULA TO MODEL THE DATA.
2
d = at + bt + c d = distance, t = time
3 = a + b + c 27 = 9a + 3b + c
12 = 4a + 2b + c −12 = −4a − 2b − c
27 = 9a + 3b + c 15 = 5 a + b
13. EXAMPLE 1
B. WRITE A FORMULA TO MODEL THE DATA.
2
d = at + bt + c d = distance, t = time
12 = 4a + 2b + c
3 = a + b + c 27 = 9a + 3b + c
−3 = −a − b − c
12 = 4a + 2b + c −12 = −4a − 2b − c
27 = 9a + 3b + c 15 = 5 a + b
14. EXAMPLE 1
B. WRITE A FORMULA TO MODEL THE DATA.
2
d = at + bt + c d = distance, t = time
12 = 4a + 2b + c
3 = a + b + c 27 = 9a + 3b + c
−3 = −a − b − c
12 = 4a + 2b + c −12 = −4a − 2b − c
9 = 3a + b
27 = 9a + 3b + c 15 = 5 a + b
15. EXAMPLE 1
B. WRITE A FORMULA TO MODEL THE DATA.
2
d = at + bt + c d = distance, t = time
12 = 4a + 2b + c
3 = a + b + c 27 = 9a + 3b + c
−3 = −a − b − c
12 = 4a + 2b + c −12 = −4a − 2b − c
9 = 3a + b
27 = 9a + 3b + c 15 = 5 a + b
15 = 5 a + b
−9 = −3a − b
16. EXAMPLE 1
B. WRITE A FORMULA TO MODEL THE DATA.
2
d = at + bt + c d = distance, t = time
12 = 4a + 2b + c
3 = a + b + c 27 = 9a + 3b + c
−3 = −a − b − c
12 = 4a + 2b + c −12 = −4a − 2b − c
9 = 3a + b
27 = 9a + 3b + c 15 = 5 a + b
15 = 5 a + b
−9 = −3a − b
6 = 2a
17. EXAMPLE 1
B. WRITE A FORMULA TO MODEL THE DATA.
2
d = at + bt + c d = distance, t = time
12 = 4a + 2b + c
3 = a + b + c 27 = 9a + 3b + c
−3 = −a − b − c
12 = 4a + 2b + c −12 = −4a − 2b − c
9 = 3a + b
27 = 9a + 3b + c 15 = 5 a + b
15 = 5 a + b
−9 = −3a − b
6 = 2a
a=3
18. EXAMPLE 1
B. WRITE A FORMULA TO MODEL THE DATA.
2
d = at + bt + c d = distance, t = time
12 = 4a + 2b + c
3 = a + b + c 27 = 9a + 3b + c
−3 = −a − b − c
12 = 4a + 2b + c −12 = −4a − 2b − c
9 = 3a + b
27 = 9a + 3b + c 15 = 5 a + b
15 = 5(3) + b
15 = 5 a + b
−9 = −3a − b
6 = 2a
a=3
19. EXAMPLE 1
B. WRITE A FORMULA TO MODEL THE DATA.
2
d = at + bt + c d = distance, t = time
12 = 4a + 2b + c
3 = a + b + c 27 = 9a + 3b + c
−3 = −a − b − c
12 = 4a + 2b + c −12 = −4a − 2b − c
9 = 3a + b
27 = 9a + 3b + c 15 = 5 a + b
15 = 5(3) + b
15 = 5 a + b
15 = 15 + b
−9 = −3a − b
6 = 2a
a=3
20. EXAMPLE 1
B. WRITE A FORMULA TO MODEL THE DATA.
2
d = at + bt + c d = distance, t = time
12 = 4a + 2b + c
3 = a + b + c 27 = 9a + 3b + c
−3 = −a − b − c
12 = 4a + 2b + c −12 = −4a − 2b − c
9 = 3a + b
27 = 9a + 3b + c 15 = 5 a + b
15 = 5(3) + b
15 = 5 a + b
15 = 15 + b
−9 = −3a − b b=0
6 = 2a
a=3
21. EXAMPLE 1
B. WRITE A FORMULA TO MODEL THE DATA.
2
d = at + bt + c d = distance, t = time
12 = 4a + 2b + c
3 = a + b + c 27 = 9a + 3b + c
−3 = −a − b − c
12 = 4a + 2b + c −12 = −4a − 2b − c
9 = 3a + b
27 = 9a + 3b + c 15 = 5 a + b
3= 3+0+c
15 = 5(3) + b
15 = 5 a + b
15 = 15 + b
−9 = −3a − b b=0
6 = 2a
a=3
22. EXAMPLE 1
B. WRITE A FORMULA TO MODEL THE DATA.
2
d = at + bt + c d = distance, t = time
12 = 4a + 2b + c
3 = a + b + c 27 = 9a + 3b + c
−3 = −a − b − c
12 = 4a + 2b + c −12 = −4a − 2b − c
9 = 3a + b
27 = 9a + 3b + c 15 = 5 a + b
3= 3+0+c
15 = 5(3) + b
15 = 5 a + b
c=0
15 = 15 + b
−9 = −3a − b b=0
6 = 2a
a=3
23. EXAMPLE 1
B. WRITE A FORMULA TO MODEL THE DATA.
2
d = at + bt + c d = distance, t = time
12 = 4a + 2b + c
3 = a + b + c 27 = 9a + 3b + c
−3 = −a − b − c
12 = 4a + 2b + c −12 = −4a − 2b − c
9 = 3a + b
27 = 9a + 3b + c 15 = 5 a + b
3= 3+0+c
15 = 5(3) + b
15 = 5 a + b
c=0
15 = 15 + b
−9 = −3a − b b=0
6 = 2a 2
d = 3t
a=3
32. EXAMPLE 2
FIT A POLYNOMIAL MODEL TO THE DATA.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
X
8 15 34 71 132 223 350 519
Y
33. EXAMPLE 2
FIT A POLYNOMIAL MODEL TO THE DATA.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
X
8 15 34 71 132 223 350 519
Y
7 19 37 61 91 127 169
34. EXAMPLE 2
FIT A POLYNOMIAL MODEL TO THE DATA.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
X
8 15 34 71 132 223 350 519
Y
7 19 37 61 91 127 169
12 18 24 30 36 42
35. EXAMPLE 2
FIT A POLYNOMIAL MODEL TO THE DATA.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
X
8 15 34 71 132 223 350 519
Y
7 19 37 61 91 127 169
12 18 24 30 36 42
6 6 6 6 6
36. EXAMPLE 2
FIT A POLYNOMIAL MODEL TO THE DATA.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
X
8 15 34 71 132 223 350 519
Y
7 19 37 61 91 127 169
12 18 24 30 36 42
6 6 6 6 6
A CUBIC MODEL WILL FIT.