Group 6 Pre-Calc/Trig Final Project Maggie Folkes Taylor Van Etten Penny Chang

Ch 2.6 / Page 236 / Problem 57

(a.) 1. Plug in the data on STAT

2. Use cubic regression to find out the function

Rounded it, got function M(t)=.07t-.81t+2.42t+.7

3. Graph it

(b.) Initially means when time=0 M(t)=.07t-.81t+2.42t+.7 M(0)=0-0+0+.7 =.7 Meter

(c.)

The two circled points are the points when he changes his directions.

Use the data table to find out where the two points are.
HOW?

Find when the y (meters) values changes from increasing to decreasing, or from decreasing to increasing.

First point

So when time is between 2 and 3 seconds, and when he is about 2.9 meters from the motion detector, he changes his direction.

Second point

So, when time is between 5 and 6 seconds, and when he is about 1.6 meters from the motion detector, he changes his direction.