A car’s total stopping distance in feet depends on many factors, but can be approximated by the expression [math]\frac{11}{10}x + \frac{1}{19}x^2[/math], for which [math]x[/math] is the speed of the car in miles per hour. Is this expression quadratic? What effect does doubling the car’s speed from [math]10[/math] mph to [math]20[/math] mph have on the total stopping distance?
[list=1] [*]Determine whether the expression is quadratic. [*]Determine the stopping distance of a car traveling [math]10[/math] mph. [*]Determine the stopping distance of a car traveling [math]20[/math] mph. [*]Compare the stopping distances for a car traveling [math]10[/math] mph and a car traveling [math]20[/math] mph. [/list] This applet is provided by Walch Education as supplemental material for the [i]UCSS Secondary Math II[/i] program. Visit [url="http://www.walch.com"]www.walch.com[/url] for more information on our resources.