Practice problem
Completing the Square for Quadratics
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Roller Coaster
Jen is a big roller coaster fan and she keeps a blog that talks about some of her favorite rides. She recently went on a ride with a massive drop, similar to the one shown in the picture below! Jen is also a math enthusiast, so she modeled the drop with a quadratic formula (in meters):
From Free Great Picture
How high is the drop?
Hint: Can you factor this quadratic function? It might also help to visualize the function.