An optimization roller coaster odyssey Problem You are riding a roller coaster You need to grab a piece of candy on your way by Calculate when you will be closest to the candy Roller Coaster Video ID: 467231
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When are you closest to the candy?
An optimization roller coaster odysseySlide2
Problem:
You are riding a roller coaster. You need to grab a piece of candy on your way by. Calculate when you will be closest to the candy.
Roller Coaster VideoSlide3
Where is the roller coaster closest to the candy?
How long of a stick will you need to grab the candy?
Things to remember:
Distance formula (we derived this yesterday)
Use your calculator
You will come up with more than one answer. The derivative is 0 in 5 places. Remember you need to figure out which is the minimum
Link to DESMOS for this questionSlide4
What does the distance graph look like?
Lots of mins and maxesSlide5
Distance and Derivative
How do the mins and maxes correspond to the derivative graph?