Assignment 8

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course Mth 163

2/8/13 around 9pm

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Question: `q001. Note that this assignment has 5 questions

For the function y = 1.1 x + .8, what are the coordinates of the x = 2 and x = 9 points? What is the rise between these points and what is the run between these points? What therefore is the slope between these points?

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Your solution:

For the function y = 1.1x + 0.8 we get the coordinates of x = 2 by plugging 2 into the equation for x which gives us y = 1.1 * 2 +0.8. This gives us the coordinates (2, 3).

We do the same with x = 9 getting y = 1.1 *9 +0.8. We get the coordinates (9, 10.7).

To find the slope of this function we plug these coordinates into the point slope formula giving us (10.7 - 3)/ (9 - 2). Solving this gives us 1.1.

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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.

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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?

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Your solution:

The coordinates in the terms of symbol a would give us y = 1.1a + 0.8. Therefore we would get (a, 1.1 a + .8)

The coordinates in the terms of symbol b would give us y = 1.1b + 0.8. Therefore we would get (b, 1.1 b + .8).

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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).

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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?

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Your solution:

The rise between these 2 points would be (1.1 b + .8) -(1.1 a + .8) = 1.1 b + .8 - 1.1 a - .8 = 1.1 b - 1.1 a.

The run would be b -a.

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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.

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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.

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Your solution:

The average slope of this graph would be 1.1b + 0.8 - (1.1a +0.8) / (b-a). Simplifying this gives us (1.1 b - 1.1 a) / (b - a) = 1.1 (b - a) / (b - a) = 1.1.

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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

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Question: `q005. What are the rise, run and slope of the graph of the function

y = 3/2 x + 12

between x = 2 and x = 4?

In terms of the symbols a and b, what are the rise, run and slope of the graph of the same function between x = a and x = b?

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Your solution:

The rise of this function would be (18-15) which gives us 3.

The run would be 4 -2 giving us 2.

The slope would then be 3/2 or 1.5.

In terms of the symbols the rise would be 3/2a + 12 - (3/2b +12).

The run would be b-a

The slope would be 3/2 (b-a) / b-a which would be 3/2 or 1.5.

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008. `query 8 DERIVE exercise, Major Quiz ...

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I am unable to download DERIVE. I have tried for several hours with different programs and none of them are working. I was wondering if there was a certain website you could direct me to in order to complete them???

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Question: `qWere you able to complete the DERIVE exercise?

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Question: `qDid you understand everything in the DERIVE exercise?

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Question: `qDo you have any questions about the DERIVE exercise?

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