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  1. roller coaster the graph shows the height of a roller coaster in terms of its distance away from the starting point. describe and interpret the end - behavior in the context of the situation. mixed exercises 11. model the height of a fish t seconds after it is thrown to a dolphin from a 64 - foot - tall platform can be modeled by the equation h(t)=-16t² + 48t + 64, where h(t) is the height of the fish in feet. the graph of the function is shown. a. estimate the t - coordinate at which the height of the fish changes from increasing to decreasing. describe the meaning in terms of the context of the situation. b. describe and interpret the end behavior of h(t) in the context of the situation. identify and estimate the x - and y - values of the extrema. round to the nearest tenth if necessary. then use the graphs to describe the end behavior of each function.

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Response
11a

Step1: Find the vertex of the parabola

The function $h(t)=- 16t^{2}+48t + 64$ is a quadratic function in the form $y = ax^{2}+bx + c$ where $a=-16$, $b = 48$, $c = 64$. The $t$-coordinate of the vertex of a quadratic function $y=ax^{2}+bx + c$ is given by $t=-\frac{b}{2a}$.
$t=-\frac{48}{2\times(-16)}=\frac{48}{32}=\frac{3}{2}=1.5$

Step2: Interpret the result

The $t$-coordinate at which the height of the fish changes from increasing to decreasing is $t = 1.5$ seconds. This means that 1.5 seconds after the fish is thrown, it reaches its maximum height.

Step1: Analyze the end - behavior

As $t\to+\infty$, $h(t)=-16t^{2}+48t + 64$. Since the leading term $-16t^{2}$ has a negative coefficient and the degree of the polynomial is 2 (even), $\lim_{t\to+\infty}h(t)=-\infty$.
In the context of the situation, as time $t$ goes on (a long time after the fish is thrown), the height of the fish will approach the ground (height $h(t) = 0$ and then go below 0 in a non - physical sense for the model, since in reality it will hit the ground and stop falling).

Step1: Find extrema

For the given graph, the local maximum occurs around $x=-2$ with $y\approx8$ and the local minimum occurs around $x = 2$ with $y\approx - 8$.

Step2: Analyze end - behavior

As $x\to-\infty$, $y\to-\infty$ and as $x\to+\infty$, $y\to-\infty$.

Answer:

The $t$-coordinate is $1.5$ seconds. It represents the time when the fish reaches its maximum height.

11b