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Figure 1: A Simple Roller Coaster


Part 2F: Challenge - Level 2 Coasters challenge icon

As you were working on the Level 1 Coasters, you may have felt restricted and wanted to be able to use more parts of a piecewise function and/or higher degree polynomials. Well, you're in luck - now you can do that by trying Level 2 of the game!

Your goal is to create a piecewise function in level 2 that creates a valid coaster with a higher thrill score than you made in level 1. The rules for Level 2 are:

Revisit the questions in part 2E and see if any of your answers have changed. Additionally, you should think about:



 



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