The Archer and the Discriminant

This is a short fun application of the discriminant of a quadratic function. Students can make an immediate connection between the existence of real solutions to the equation and the existence of a real time or times when the arrow will reach the indicated height.

 

Chris Mizell

 
Resource Type
Activity
Tags
discriminant  function  motion  projectile  quadratic 
Target Group (Age)
19+
Language
English (United States)
 
 
GeoGebra version
4.2
Views
3987
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