A ball is thrown into the air by a baby alien on a planet in the system of Alpha Centauri with a velocity of \( 46 \) \( ft / s \) . Its height in feet after \( t \) seconds is given by \( y = 46 t - 26 t ^ { 2 } \) .
A. Find the average velocity for the time period beginning when \( t = 1 \) and lasting
NOTE: For the above answers, you may have to enter \( 6 \) or \( 7 \) significant digits if you are using a calculator.
0.01:0.4574
0.005:0.22935
0.002:0.091896
0.001:0.045974
A linear function that models data is described below. Find the slope of the model. Then describe what this means in terms of the rate of change of the dependent variable per unit change in the independent variable. The linear function \( f ( x ) = - 0.41 x + 28.6 \) models the percentage of adults in a country who smoked cigarettes, \( f ( x ) \) , \( x \) years after \( 1997 \) .
The slope is \( \square \) . (Type an integer or a decimal.)
Use the quadratic formula or completing the square to determine the greater solution to
\( x ^ { 2 } + 4 x + 2 = 0 \) . Round your answer to the nearest hundredth. Record your answer and fill in the bubbles on your answer document.
