"Out Juggling In My Class" Projects

Use the horizontal and the vertical position models to find a relation for y in terms of x.



Shanna, another student, worked with a ball tossed from a hand. She found that the first derivative of each motion, hand and ball, at the last point of contact must be the same.

The following table gives lots of information about various tossing heights.





The following page is a related rate group project for 3 to 5 members per group.

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