The path of a dolphin leaping out of the water can be modelled with the following parametric

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The path of a dolphin leaping out of the water can be modelled with the following parametric equations x = 2t m, y = −4.9t2 + 10t m where x is the horizontal distance from the point the dolphin jumps out of the water, y is the height above sea level of the dolphin and t is the time in seconds after the dolphin has started its jump. 

a. Find the time the dolphin takes to complete a single jump.

b. Find the horizontal distance the dolphin travels during a single jump.

c. Show that the dolphin’s path is modelled by a quadratic curve.

d. Find the maximum height of the dolphin  

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Pearson Edexcel A Level Mathematics Pure Mathematics Year 2

ISBN: 9781292183404

1st Edition

Authors: Greg Attwood, Jack Barraclough, Ian Bettison, David Goldberg, Alistair Macpherson, Joe Petran

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