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    Quadratic Equations in Vertex Form

    Homework Statement Find the roots and the vertex for 3x^2 + 5x - 2 Homework Equations ax^2 + bx + c a(x - h) + k The Attempt at a Solution OK, this is what I attempted. 3x^2 + 5x - 2 = 0 3x^2 + 6x - x - 2 = 0 3x(x+2) - 1(x+2) = 0 x = 1/3 and x = -2 OK, so I found the roots...
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    Where Will the Falling Suitcase Land? - Projectile Motion Homework Question

    Homework Statement OK, I'm posting to clarify if my answer is correct. 1. An airplane is flying with a velocity of 90.0 m/s at an angle of 23.0m\s above the horizontal. When the plane is a distance 115 m directly above an observer that is standing on level ground, a suitcase drops out of the...
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    Deciphering Velocity-Time Graphs: How to Determine Acceleration?

    Oh.. do you mean I could simply find the slope of the line and that is my acceleration, since the slope of a line is the acceleration of an object on a v-t graph?
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    Deciphering Velocity-Time Graphs: How to Determine Acceleration?

    Would I need to find the average acceleration by minusing the initial velocity from the final velocity divided by the final time minus the initial time to get 4m/s^2?
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    Deciphering Velocity-Time Graphs: How to Determine Acceleration?

    I'm sorry, I meant "rightward changing velocity". In the second graph on that page from the top, they graph 4, 8, 12, 16 and 20 and not the numbers 2, 8, 18, 32 and 50. Am I missing something blatantly obvious here, or?
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    Deciphering Velocity-Time Graphs: How to Determine Acceleration?

    OK, on a velocity-time graph, how does one determine the acceleration? I actually attempted to find the slope of the line and the graph here: http://www.physicsclassroom.com/Class/1DKin/U1L4a.cfm (the second graph with the rightward changing velocity) Why does it graph 4, 8, 12, 16 and 20...
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