Maple Tool 2

This worksheet is configured for use with Exercise 7 in Section 5.1.

The following packages provide tools for plotting and for "enumerating" the data,  that is to number the items 1, 2, 3, ... .

>	with(plots): with(ListTools):

Warning, the name changecoords has been redefined

Warning, the assigned name Group now has a global binding

Enter and plot the altitude data.

>	altitude:=[1295.5, 1297.0, 1296.0, 1295.0, 1292.1, 1290.2, 1283.5, 1278.2, 1274.4, 1261.9, 1253.2, 1242.6, 1234.0, 1216.7, 1199.9, 1184.0, 1169.1, 1151.8, 1137.4, 1124.9]:

>	altdata:=Enumerate(altitude):

>	plot1:= plot(altdata,style=point,symbol=circle, color=blue, labels=["Time (sec)", "Altitude (meters)"], labeldirections=[horizontal,vertical], view=[0..20,1100..1300]):%;

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Choose values for slope m and y-intercept b to make the line fit the constant-velocity part of the data.

>	m:=-13.6; b:=1400;

>	plot2:=plot(m*t+b, t=10..20, view=[0..20,1100..1300]):

>	display(plot1,plot2);

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Convert meters per second to miles per hour:

>	evalf(m*3600/1609);

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