#$&* course mth 163 6/15 4pm your solution to stated problem does not match the given solution, you should self-critique per instructions athttp://vhcc2.vhcc.edu/dsmith/geninfo/labrynth_created_fall_05/levl1_22/levl2_81/file3_259.htm
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Given Solution: Evaluating y = 1.1 x +.8 for x = 2 and x = 9 we obtain y = 3 and y = 10.7. The graph points are therefore (2,3) and (9,10.7). The rise between these points is 10.7 - 3 = 7.7 and the run is 9-2 = 7. Thus the slope is 7.7 / 7 = 1.1. &&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&& Self-critique (if necessary): ------------------------------------------------ Self-critique rating: ********************************************* Question: `q002. For the function y = 1.1 x + .8, what are the coordinates of the x = a point, in terms of the symbol a? What are the coordinates of the x = b point, in terms of the symbol b? YYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY Your solution: X = a is y = 1.1a+.8 X = b is y = 1.1b+.8 confidence rating #$&*: 3 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
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Given Solution: If x = a, then y = 1.1 x + .8 gives us y = 1.1 a + .8. If x = b, then y = 1.1 x + .8 gives us y = 1.1 b + .8. Thus the coordinates of the x = a point are (a, 1.1 a + .8) and (b, 1.1 b + .8). &&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&& Self-critique (if necessary): ------------------------------------------------ Self-critique rating: ********************************************* Question: `q003. We see that the coordinates of the x = a point are (a, 1.1 a + .8) and (b, 1.1 b + .8). What therefore is the rise between these two points? What is the run between these two points? YYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY Your solution: The rise is the difference between the a coordinate and the b coordinate. The run is the difference between the y coordinates. confidence rating #$&*: 3 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
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Given Solution: The rise between the points is the rise from y = 1.1 a + .8 to y = 1.1 b + .8, a rise of rise = (1.1 b + .8) -(1.1 a + .8) = 1.1 b + .8 - 1.1 a - .8 = 1.1 b - 1.1 a. The run is from x = a to x = b, a run of run = b - a. &&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&& Self-critique (if necessary): ------------------------------------------------ Self-critique rating: ********************************************* Question: `q004. We see that the rise between the x = a and x = b points of the graph of y = 1.1x +.8 is 1.1 b + .8 - (1.1 a + .8), while the run is b - a. What therefore is the average slope of the graph between these points? Simplify your answer. YYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY Your solution: The slope is rise over the run isn’t it. confidence rating #$&*: 2 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
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Given Solution: The slope is slope = rise / run = (1.1 b - 1.1 a) / (b - a) = 1.1 (b - a) / (b - a) = 1.1. The significance of this series of exercises is that the slope between any two points of the straight line y = 1.1 x + .8 must be 1.1, no matter whether the points are given by numbers (e.g., x = 2 and x = 9) or by symbols (x = a and x = b). Mostly &&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&& Self-critique (if necessary): I was a little confused on this question because I thought the slope was found by the rise divided by the run. ------------------------------------------------ Self-critique rating: 2