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9.6: Solve Applications of Quadratic Equations

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Learning Objectives

By the end of this section, you will be able to:

  • Solve applications modeled by quadratic equations

Before you get started, take this readiness quiz.

  • The sum of two consecutive odd numbers is \(−100\). Find the numbers. If you missed this problem, review Example 2.18.
  • Solve: \(\frac{2}{x+1}+\frac{1}{x-1}=\frac{1}{x^{2}-1}\). If you missed this problem, review Example 7.35.
  • Find the length of the hypotenuse of a right triangle with legs \(5\) inches and \(12\) inches. If you missed this problem, review Example 2.34.

Solve Applications Modeled by Quadratic Equations

We solved some applications that are modeled by quadratic equations earlier, when the only method we had to solve them was factoring. Now that we have more methods to solve quadratic equations, we will take another look at applications.

Let’s first summarize the methods we now have to solve quadratic equations.

Methods to Solve Quadratic Equations

  • Square Root Property
  • Completing the Square
  • Quadratic Formula

As you solve each equation, choose the method that is most convenient for you to work the problem. As a reminder, we will copy our usual Problem-Solving Strategy here so we can follow the steps.

Use a Problem-Solving Strategy

  • Read the problem. Make sure all the words and ideas are understood.
  • Identify what we are looking for.
  • Name what we are looking for. Choose a variable to represent that quantity.
  • Translate into an equation. It may be helpful to restate the problem in one sentence with all the important information. Then, translate the English sentence into an algebraic equation.
  • Solve the equation using algebra techniques.
  • Check the answer in the problem and make sure it makes sense.
  • Answer the question with a complete sentence.

We have solved number applications that involved consecutive even and odd integers, by modeling the situation with linear equations. Remember, we noticed each even integer is \(2\) more than the number preceding it. If we call the first one \(n\), then the next one is \(n+2\). The next one would be \(n+2+2\) or \(n+4\). This is also true when we use odd integers. One set of even integers and one set of odd integers are shown below.

\(\begin{array}{cl}{}&{\text{Consecutive even integers}}\\{}& {64,66,68}\\ {n} & {1^{\text { st }} \text { even integer }} \\ {n+2} & {2^{\text { nd }} \text { consecutive even integer }} \\ {n+4} & {3^{\text { rd }} \text { consecutive even integer }}\end{array}\)

\(\begin{array}{cl}{}&{\text{Consecutive odd integers}}\\{}& {77,79,81}\\ {n} & {1^{\text { st }} \text { odd integer }} \\ {n+2} & {2^{\text { nd }} \text { consecutive odd integer }} \\ {n+4} & {3^{\text { rd }} \text { consecutive odd integer }}\end{array}\)

Some applications of odd or even consecutive integers are modeled by quadratic equations. The notation above will be helpful as you name the variables.

Example \(\PageIndex{1}\)

The product of two consecutive odd integers is \(195\). Find the integers.

Step 1 : Read the problem

Step 2 : Identify what we are looking for.

We are looking for two consecutive odd integers.

Step 3 : Name what we are looking for.

Let \(n=\) the first odd integer.

\(n+2=\) the next odd integer.

Step 4 : Translate into an equation. State the problem in one sentence.

“The product of two consecutive odd integers is \(195\).” The product of the first odd integer and the second odd integer is \(195\).

Translate into an equation.

\(n(n+2)=195\)

Step 5 : Solve the equation. Distribute.

\(n^{2}+2 n=195\)

Write the equation in standard form.

\(n^{2}+2 n-195=0\)

\((n+15)(n-13)=0\)

Use the Zero Product Property.

\(n+15=0 \quad n-13=0\)

Solve each equation.

\(n=-15, \quad n=13\)

There are two values of \(n\) that are solutions. This will give us two pairs of consecutive odd integers for our solution.

\(\begin{array}{cc}{\text { First odd integer } n=13} & {\text { First odd integer } n=-15} \\ {\text { next odd integer } n+2} & {\text { next odd integer } n+2} \\ {13+2} & {-15+2} \\ {15} & {-13}\end{array}\)

Step 6 : Check the answer.

Do these pairs work? Are they consecutive odd integers?

\(\begin{aligned} 13,15 & \text { yes } \\-13,-15 & \text { yes } \end{aligned}\)

Is their product \(195\)?

\(\begin{aligned} 13 \cdot 15 &=195 &\text{yes} \\-13(-15) &=195 & \text { yes } \end{aligned}\)

Step 7 : Answer the question.

Two consecutive odd integers whose product is \(195\) are \(13,15\) and \(-13,-15\).

Exercise \(\PageIndex{1}\)

The product of two consecutive odd integers is \(99\). Find the integers.

The two consecutive odd integers whose product is \(99\) are \(9, 11\), and \(−9, −11\).

Exercise \(\PageIndex{2}\)

The product of two consecutive even integers is \(168\). Find the integers.

The two consecutive even integers whose product is \(128\) are \(12, 14\) and \(−12, −14\).

We will use the formula for the area of a triangle to solve the next example.

Definition \(\PageIndex{1}\)

Area of a Triangle

For a triangle with base, \(b\), and height, \(h\), the area, \(A\), is given by the formula \(A=\frac{1}{2} b h\).

Image of a trangle. The horizontal base side is labeled b, and a line segment labeled h is perpendicular to the base, connecting it to the opposite vertex.

Recall that when we solve geometric applications, it is helpful to draw the figure.

Example \(\PageIndex{2}\)

An architect is designing the entryway of a restaurant. She wants to put a triangular window above the doorway. Due to energy restrictions, the window can only have an area of \(120\) square feet and the architect wants the base to be \(4\) feet more than twice the height. Find the base and height of the window.

Exercise \(\PageIndex{3}\)

Find the base and height of a triangle whose base is four inches more than six times its height and has an area of \(456\) square inches.

The height of the triangle is \(12\) inches and the base is \(76\) inches.

Exercise \(\PageIndex{4}\)

If a triangle that has an area of \(110\) square feet has a base that is two feet less than twice the height, what is the length of its base and height?

The height of the triangle is \(11\) feet and the base is \(20\) feet.

In the two preceding examples, the number in the radical in the Quadratic Formula was a perfect square and so the solutions were rational numbers. If we get an irrational number as a solution to an application problem, we will use a calculator to get an approximate value.

We will use the formula for the area of a rectangle to solve the next example.

Definition \(\PageIndex{2}\)

Area of a Rectangle

For a rectangle with length, \(L\), and width, \(W\), the area, \(A\), is given by the formula \(A=LW\).

Image shows a rectangle. All four angles are marked as right angles. The longer, horizontal side is labeled L and the shorter, vertical side is labeled w.

Example \(\PageIndex{3}\)

Mike wants to put \(150\) square feet of artificial turf in his front yard. This is the maximum area of artificial turf allowed by his homeowners association. He wants to have a rectangular area of turf with length one foot less than \(3\) times the width. Find the length and width. Round to the nearest tenth of a foot.

Exercise \(\PageIndex{5}\)

The length of a \(200\) square foot rectangular vegetable garden is four feet less than twice the width. Find the length and width of the garden, to the nearest tenth of a foot.

The length of the garden is approximately \(18\) feet and the width \(11\) feet.

Exercise \(\PageIndex{6}\)

A rectangular tablecloth has an area of \(80\) square feet. The width is \(5\) feet shorter than the length.What are the length and width of the tablecloth to the nearest tenth of a foot?

The length of the tablecloth is approximately \(11.8\) feet and the width \(6.8\) feet.

The Pythagorean Theorem gives the relation between the legs and hypotenuse of a right triangle. We will use the Pythagorean Theorem to solve the next example.

Definition \(\PageIndex{3}\)

Pythagorean Theorem

  • In any right triangle, where \(a\) and \(b\) are the lengths of the legs, and \(c\) is the length of the hypotenuse, \(a^{2}+b^{2}=c^{2}\).

Image shows a right triangle with horizontal and vertical legs. The vertical leg is labeled a. The horizontal side is labeled b. The hypotenuse is labeled c.

Example \(\PageIndex{4}\)

Rene is setting up a holiday light display. He wants to make a ‘tree’ in the shape of two right triangles, as shown below, and has two \(10\)-foot strings of lights to use for the sides. He will attach the lights to the top of a pole and to two stakes on the ground. He wants the height of the pole to be the same as the distance from the base of the pole to each stake. How tall should the pole be?

Exercise \(\PageIndex{7}\)

The sun casts a shadow from a flag pole. The height of the flag pole is three times the length of its shadow. The distance between the end of the shadow and the top of the flag pole is \(20\) feet. Find the length of the shadow and the length of the flag pole. Round to the nearest tenth.

The length of the flag pole’s shadow is approximately \(6.3\) feet and the height of the flag pole is \(18.9\) feet.

Exercise \(\PageIndex{8}\)

The distance between opposite corners of a rectangular field is four more than the width of the field. The length of the field is twice its width. Find the distance between the opposite corners. Round to the nearest tenth.

The distance between the opposite corners is approximately \(7.2\) feet.

The height of a projectile shot upward from the ground is modeled by a quadratic equation. The initial velocity, \(v_{0}\), propels the object up until gravity causes the object to fall back down.

Definition \(\PageIndex{4}\)

The height in feet, \(h\), of an object shot upwards into the air with initial velocity, \(v_{0}\), after \(t\) seconds is given by the formula

\(h=-16 t^{2}+v_{0} t\)

We can use this formula to find how many seconds it will take for a firework to reach a specific height.

Example \(\PageIndex{5}\)

A firework is shot upwards with initial velocity \(130\) feet per second. How many seconds will it take to reach a height of \(260\) feet? Round to the nearest tenth of a second.

Exercise \(\PageIndex{9}\)

An arrow is shot from the ground into the air at an initial speed of \(108\) ft/s. Use the formula \(h=-16 t^{2}+v_{0} t\) to determine when the arrow will be \(180\) feet from the ground. Round the nearest tenth.

The arrow will reach \(180\) feet on its way up after \(3\) seconds and again on its way down after approximately \(3.8\) seconds.

Exercise \(\PageIndex{10}\)

A man throws a ball into the air with a velocity of \(96\) ft/s. Use the formula \(h=-16 t^{2}+v_{0} t\) to determine when the height of the ball will be \(48\) feet. Round to the nearest tenth.

The ball will reach \(48\) feet on its way up after approximately \(.6\) second and again on its way down after approximately \(5.4\) seconds.

We have solved uniform motion problems using the formula \(D=rt\) in previous chapters. We used a table like the one below to organize the information and lead us to the equation.

Image shows the template for a table with three rows and four columns. The first column is empty. The second column is labeled “Rate.” The third column is labeled “Time.” The fourth column is labeled “Distance.” The labels are written in the equation Rate times Time equals Distance. There is one extra cell at the bottom of the fourth column.

The formula \(D=rt\) assumes we know \(r\) and \(t\) and use them to find \(D\). If we know \(D\) and \(r\) and need to find \(t\), we would solve the equation for \(t\) and get the formula \(t=\frac{D}{r}\).

Some uniform motion problems are also modeled by quadratic equations.

Example \(\PageIndex{6}\)

Professor Smith just returned from a conference that was \(2,000\) miles east of his home. His total time in the airplane for the round trip was \(9\) hours. If the plane was flying at a rate of \(450\) miles per hour, what was the speed of the jet stream?

This is a uniform motion situation. A diagram will help us visualize the situation.

Diagram first shows motion of the plane at 450 miles per hour with an arrow to the right. The plane is traveling 2000 miles with the wind, represented by the expression 450 plus r. The jet stream motion is to the right. The round trip takes 9 hours. At the bottom of the diagram, an arrow to the left models the return motion of the plane. The plane’s velocity is 450 miles per hour, and the motion is 2000 miles against the wind modeled by the expression 450 – r.

We fill in the chart to organize the information.

We are looking for the speed of the jet stream. Let \(r=\) the speed of the jet stream.

When the plane flies with the wind, the wind increases its speed and so the rate is \(450 + r\).

When the plane flies against the wind, the wind decreases its speed and the rate is \(450 − r\).

The speed of the jet stream was \(50\) mph.

Exercise \(\PageIndex{11}\)

MaryAnne just returned from a visit with her grandchildren back east. The trip was \(2400\) miles from her home and her total time in the airplane for the round trip was \(10\) hours. If the plane was flying at a rate of \(500\) miles per hour, what was the speed of the jet stream?

The speed of the jet stream was \(100\) mph.

Exercise \(\PageIndex{12}\)

Gerry just returned from a cross country trip. The trip was \(3000\) miles from his home and his total time in the airplane for the round trip was \(11\) hours. If the plane was flying at a rate of \(550\) miles per hour, what was the speed of the jet stream?

Work applications can also be modeled by quadratic equations. We will set them up using the same methods we used when we solved them with rational equations.We’ll use a similar scenario now.

Example \(\PageIndex{7}\)

The weekly gossip magazine has a big story about the presidential election and the editor wants the magazine to be printed as soon as possible. She has asked the printer to run an extra printing press to get the printing done more quickly. Press #1 takes \(12\) hours more than Press #2 to do the job and when both presses are running they can print the job in \(8\) hours. How long does it take for each press to print the job alone?

This is a work problem. A chart will help us organize the information.

We are looking for how many hours it would take each press separately to complete the job.

Exercise \(\PageIndex{13}\)

The weekly news magazine has a big story naming the Person of the Year and the editor wants the magazine to be printed as soon as possible. She has asked the printer to run an extra printing press to get the printing done more quickly. Press #1 takes \(6\) hours more than Press #2 to do the job and when both presses are running they can print the job in \(4\) hours. How long does it take for each press to print the job alone?

Press #1 would take \(12\) hours, and Press #2 would take \(6\) hours to do the job alone.

Exercise \(\PageIndex{14}\)

Erlinda is having a party and wants to fill her hot tub. If she only uses the red hose it takes \(3\) hours more than if she only uses the green hose. If she uses both hoses together, the hot tub fills in \(2\) hours. How long does it take for each hose to fill the hot tub?

The red hose take \(6\) hours and the green hose take \(3\) hours alone.

Access these online resources for additional instruction and practice with solving applications modeled by quadratic equations.

  • Word Problems Involving Quadratic Equations
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  • Applying the Quadratic Formula

Key Concepts

  • Translate into an equation. It may be helpful to restate the problem in one sentence with all the important information. Then, translate the English sentence into an algebra equation.
  • Solve the equation using good algebra techniques.
  • For a triangle with base, \(b\), and height, \(h\), the area, \(A\), is given by the formula \(A=\frac{1}{2}bh\).

Image of a trangle. The horizontal base side is labeled b, and a line segment labeled h is perpendicular to the base, connecting it to the opposite vertex.

  • For a rectangle with length,\(L\), and width, \(W\), the area, \(A\), is given by the formula \(A=LW\).

Image shows a rectangle. All four angles are marked as right angles. The longer, horizontal side is labeled L and the shorter, vertical side is labeled w.

  • The height in feet, \(h\), of an object shot upwards into the air with initial velocity, \(v_{0}\), after \(t\) seconds is given by the formula \(h=-16 t^{2}+v_{0} t\).

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