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Chapter 6 Additional Exercises

This document provides 18 quadratic word problems along with their solutions. The problems involve determining quadratic functions that describe parabolas or supply/demand curves given three data points, as well as using quadratic functions to estimate future values.

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Chapter 6 Additional Exercises

This document provides 18 quadratic word problems along with their solutions. The problems involve determining quadratic functions that describe parabolas or supply/demand curves given three data points, as well as using quadratic functions to estimate future values.

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Chapter 6, Additional Exercises

1. Determine the quadratic function that describes the parabola passing through
(0, -5), (5, 20) and (-5,20).

Answer: y = f(x) = x2 – 5

2. Determine the quadratic function that describes the parabola passing through
(0, 10), (3, 16) and (5, 30).

Answer: y = f(x) = x2 – x + 10

3. Determine the quadratic function that describes the parabola passing through
(0, -3), (1, -6) and (-2, -27).

Answer: y = f(x) = -5x2 + 2x - 3

4. Determine the quadratic function that describes the parabola passing through
(0, 15), (-4, -17) and (3, -3).

Answer: y = f(x) = -2x2 + 15

5. Determine the quadratic function that describes the parabola passing through
(1, -16), (2, -14) and (-5, -70).

Answer: y = f(x) = -x2 + 5x - 20

6. Determine the quadratic function that describes the parabola passing through
(3, 11), (-5, 155) and (-1, 19).

Answer: y = f(x) = 4x2 – 10x + 5

7. Determine the quadratic function that describes the parabola passing through
(0, 20), (-4, 4) and (5, 5).

Answer: y = f(x) = x2 + 20

8. The supply function qs = f(p) for a product is quadratic. Three points which
lie on the supply function are ($40, 700), ($50, 1600) and ($75, 4725).
Determine the quadratic supply function.

Answer: qs = f(p) = p2 – 900


9. The supply function qs = f(p) for a product is quadratic. Three points which
lie on the supply function are ($50, 900), ($60, 2000) and ($100, 8400).
Determine the quadratic supply function.

Answer: qs = f(p) = p2 – 1600

10. The supply function qs = f(p) for a product is quadratic. Three points
which lie on the supply function are ($20, 300), ($15, 125) and ($50, 2400).
Determine the quadratic supply function.

Answer: qs = f(p) = p2 – 100

11. The supply function qs = f(p) for a product is quadratic. Three points
which lie on the supply function are ($20, 0), ($30, 1000) and ($40, 2400).
Determine the quadratic supply function.

Answer: qs = f(p) = 2p2 – 800

12. The demand function qd = f(p) for a product is quadratic. Three points
which lie on the demand function are ($10, 3600), ($20, 2500) and ($30, 1600).
Determine the quadratic demand function.

Answer: qd = f(p) = p2 – 140p + 4900

13. The demand function qd = f(p) for a product is quadratic. Three points
which lie on the demand function are ($10, 6100), ($5, 7025) and ($15, 5225).
Determine the quadratic demand function.

Answer: qd = f(p) = p2 – 200p + 8000

14. A recent survey indicated the increased availability of computers in Native


American school systems. For the school year beginning in 2000, the
number of students per computer was 125. For the school year beginning in
2003, the number had dropped to 37.5 students per computer. And, in the
school year beginning in 2005, the number of students per computer had
dropped to 22. The decrease appears to be quadratic in nature. Using these
three data points, determine the quadratic estimating function n = f(t), where
n equals the number of students per computer and t equals time measured in
years since the year 2000 (i.e., t = 0 corresponds to the school year beginning
in 2000).

Answer: n = f(t) = 4.28t2 – 42t + 125.


15. NBA player salaries have been rapidly growing over time. The reason for
these increases is largely attributable to the increased earnings by teams in
the NBA. For the season ending in 1981, league revenues were $110 million.
For the seasons ending in 1986 and 1989 league revenues were $210 million
and $400 million, respectively. The increase in league revenues appears to be
approximately quadratic in nature. Using these data points, (a) determine
the quadratic estimating function R = f(t), where R equals league revenues (in
millions of dollars) and t equals years measured since the season that ended
in 1981 (t = 0 corresponds to that season). (b) Using this function, project
what league revenues were for the season ending in 1995.

Answer: (a) R = f(t) = 5.4t2 – 7t + 110, (b) $1070.4 (millions) or $1,070,400.

16. The number of employees working for a major corporation has been
increasing rapidly over the past few years. In 2005, the number of employees
was 2000. In 2007 and 2009, the number of employees was 5000 and 13,500,
respectively. The increase in the number of employees appears to be
quadratic in nature. (a) Using these three data points, determine the
quadratic estimating function n = f(t) where n equals the number of
employees and t equals time measured in years since 2005. (b) Using this
function estimate the number of employees expected in 2016.

Answer: (a) n = f(t) = 687.5t2 + 125t +2000. (b) 86,562.5 employees

17. Because of prosperity in a small Asian country, the country has begun
investing heavily in other countries around the world. In the year 2000, the
country invested $0.6 billion in Europe. In 2004 and 2007, the amount of
money invested in Europe was $2.1 billion and $6.25 billion, respectively.
(a) Using these three data points, determine the quadratic estimating
function I = f(t) where I equals the investment (in billions of dollars) in
Europe and t equals time measured in years since the year 2000. (b)
Using the function in part (a), estimate the expected investment in the
year 2015.

Answer: (a) I = 0.144t2 – 0.201t + 0.6, (b) $29.985 billion

18. The peak summer demands for electricity in a European country have been
increasing in a what appears to be a quadratic manner. The peak summer
demands for 2001, 2005, and 2008 were 427, 450, and 522 (thousands of
megawatts), respectively. (a) Using these three data points, determine the
quadratic estimating function D = f(t), where D equals the peak summer
demand (in thousands of megawatts) and t equals time measured in years
since 2001. (b) Using the function in part (a) estimate peak summer demand
in the year 2015.

Answer: (a) D = 2.6t2 – 4.65t + 427, (b) 871.5 thousand megawatts.

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