Purple Math
Purplemath: Quadratic Word Problems: Projectile Motion
Launching a rocket up into the air, throwing a textbook down off a rooftop, or tossing a baseball out to someone in center field are all examples of projectile motion and quadratic word problems. Situations like these are explored here,...
Concord Consortium
Concord Consortium: Quadratic Word Problems Part 1
Students solve two problems involving the motion of projectile objects, modeled using quadratic equations. They then graph parabolas and use the graphs to answer questions about projectile objects, and identify the maximum heights of the...