Question

Blue Bird began at the location (6,0) and hit the ground at (26,0). Write a polynomial equation that could represent his flight path and draw its graph.

Answer 1

y = (x - 6)(26 - x)

Here are some points:

x y

6 0

10 64

14 96

16 100

18 96

22 64

26 0

Plot these points, and then draw a smooth curve that goes through the points.

Reminder: 0 ≤ x ≤ 26