Answer:
[tex]t = \frac{1}{4}\sqrt d[/tex]
Time to reach 100ft is 2.5 seconds
Step-by-step explanation:
Given
[tex]d = 16t^2[/tex]
Solving (a): Determine the inverse function
[tex]d = 16t^2[/tex]
Swap the positions of d and t
[tex]t = 16d^2[/tex]
Make d the subject
[tex]\frac{t}{16} = d^2[/tex]
Take positive square root of both sides
[tex]\sqrt{\frac{t}{16}} = d[/tex]
[tex]d = \sqrt{\frac{t}{16}}[/tex]
[tex]d = \frac{1}{4}\sqrt t[/tex]
Swap the positions of d and t
[tex]t = \frac{1}{4}\sqrt d[/tex] --- The inverse function
Solving (b): Find t when d =100
Substitute 100 for d in [tex]t = \frac{1}{4}\sqrt d[/tex]
[tex]t = \frac{1}{4}\sqrt {100[/tex]
[tex]t = \frac{1}{4}* 10[/tex]
[tex]t = \frac{1* 10}{4}[/tex]
[tex]t = \frac{10}{4}[/tex]
[tex]t = 2.5[/tex]
