At first my predictions were not close to the actual graphs. I didn't have the correct function in mind, so my graphs were almost backwards. I used an exponential function as a model instead of a negative quadratic function.
There is only one zero on each graph, the zero is locate at the origin (0,0). This represents when the skateboard is at rest before it starts down the ramp.
The zeros on all of the graph match up. However, the maximum and minimums are all different. The higher the skateboard was released from, the higher the maximum was; the same is true as the height decreases. And because of the nature of the activity, there are no minimums on any of the graphs.
The line rose the fastest right at the beginning because that is when the skateboard had the most energy. As for when the graph falls the quickest, the descent is mostly at constant rate; so there is no specific spot where it is falling faster than at another spot.
There is only one zero on each graph, the zero is locate at the origin (0,0). This represents when the skateboard is at rest before it starts down the ramp.
The zeros on all of the graph match up. However, the maximum and minimums are all different. The higher the skateboard was released from, the higher the maximum was; the same is true as the height decreases. And because of the nature of the activity, there are no minimums on any of the graphs.
The line rose the fastest right at the beginning because that is when the skateboard had the most energy. As for when the graph falls the quickest, the descent is mostly at constant rate; so there is no specific spot where it is falling faster than at another spot.