Quadratics Modelling
1. The length of a rectangle is 5 metres more than triple the width. The area is 138 square metres.
Find the dimensions of the rectangle.
2. The product of two positive consecutive odd integers is 99. Find the integers if the first positive
odd consecutive number is x .
3. The product of two positive consecutive integers is thirteen less than five times their sum. Find
the integers.
4. The product of two positive consecutive odd integers is 77 more than twice the larger. Find the
integers.
5. The length of the rectangle below is twice the height. If the perimeter is 120 cm, what is the area
of the rectangle?
6. The function H (t )=−16 t 2+248 models the height H (t ) in metres of a stone t seconds after it
is dropped from the edge of a vertical cliff. How long will it take the stone to hit the ground?
Round to the nearest second.
7. After t seconds, a ball tossed in the air from the ground level reaches a height of h feet given by
the function h( t )=144 t – 16 t 2.
a. Find h(0).
b. Interpret h(0) in context to the question.
c. Find h(3) .
d. Interpret h(3) in context to the question.
e. Fully factorise the function h ( t ) .
f. Hence, what is the maximum height the ball will reach?
g. After how many seconds will the ball hit the ground before rebound?
h. After how many seconds will the ball reaches 160 feet from the ground?
i. State one limitation in calculating the time in part (h).
8. A rocket carrying fireworks is launched from a hill 80 metres above a lake. The rocket will fall into
the lake after exploding at its maximum height. The rocket’s height above the surface of the lake
is given by the function h ( t )=−16 t 2+ 64 t+ 80.
a. Find h(0).
b. Interpret h(0).
c. What is the height of the rocket after 1.5 seconds?
d. What is the maximum height reached by the rocket? Hint “factorise the
function”
e. After how many seconds after it is launched will the rocket hit the lake?
9. Jason jumped from a cliff into the ocean in Acapulco while vacationing with some friends. His
height as a function of time could be modeled by the function h ( t )=−16 t 2+ 16 t+ 480 where t
is the time in seconds and h is the height in feet.
a. What was Jason’s initial height?
b. How long did it take for Jason to reach his maximum height?
c. What was the highest point that Jason reached?
10. A ball is thrown in the air. The path of the ball is represented by the equation h(t)=−t 2+ 8 t .
Graph the equation over the interval 0 ≤ t ≤ 8. Remember to show all important features.
11. A small independent motion picture company determines the profit P for producing n DVD
copies of a recent release is P(n)=−0.02 n2+ 3.40 n – 76. P is the profit in thousands of dollars
and n is in thousands of the number of copies.
a. Take out a factor of −0 , 02 for P(n).
b. Hence. Fully factorise the function P ( n ) .
c. How many DVDs should the company produce to maximize the profit?
d. What will the maximize profit be?
e. How many copies will the company produced in order for the company to make
no profit.
12. An object is launched at 19.6 meters per second (m/s) from a 58.8-meter tall platform. The
equation for the object's height s at time t seconds after launch is
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s(t )=– 4.9 t +19.6 t+ 58.8, where s is in meters.
i. What is the height above the ground when the object is launched?
ii. How long before the object hits the ground after launch?
iii. When does the object reach its maximum height?
iv. What is the maximum height of the object?
13. You have a 1200-metre roll of fencing and a rectangular field. The width is half of the length. Let x
be the length of the field and y is the width.
i. Show that y=600−x .
ii. Write the expression for the area of the rectangular field in factorised form in terms of x .
iii. Hence, find the dimensions of the largest area for the rectangular field.
14. The lengths of the sides of a right-angled triangle is x , x +2, and x +4 . Find x .
