Assignment 10

course Mth 163

July 13 11:30 amSelf-critique Rating:

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Question: `q001. Note that this assignment has 10 questions

Sketch the function y = x and describe your graph. Describe how the graphs of y = .5 x and y = 2 x compare with the graph of y = x.

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Your solution:

Y= x is the original equation to compare the other two equations to. Y=.5x would be like taking the same exact graph as y=x, but splitting the x values in half. If x equaled 6 in the original equation, it would now equal half of that because it is being multiplied by .5 which would cause y to be equal to 3. The other equation, y=2x, would be like taking the original x=6 and multiplying it by 2. Y would equal 12 instead of the 6 in the original equation.

For example…if x = 6

X y

6 6 (y=x)

6 3 (y=.5x)

6 12 (y=2x)

Confidence rating: 3

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Given Solution:

The graph of y = x consists of a straight line through the origin, having slope 1. This line has basic points (0,0) and (1,1).

The points of the graph of y = .5 x all lie twice as close to the x-axis as the points of the graph of y = x. The point (0,0) of the y = x graph is already on the x-axis, so the corresponding point on the graph of y = .5 x is also (0,0). The point (1,1) of the y = x graph lies 1 unit above the x-axis, so the corresponding point on the graph of y = .5 x will lie twice as close, or .5 units above the x-axis, so that the corresponding point is (1, .5). The graph of y = .5 x Thus passes through the points (0,0) and (1,.5).

Of course this result could have been found by simply plugging 0 and 1 into the function y = .5 x, but the point here is to see that we can get the same result if we think of moving all points twice as close. This order thinking will be useful when dealing with more complex functions.

Thinking along similar lines we expect the points of the graph of y = 2 x to all lie twice as far from the x-axis as the points of the function y = x. Thus the two basic points (0,0) and (1,1) of the y = x graph will correspond to the points (0,0) and (1,2) on the graph of y = 2 x.

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Self-critique (if necessary): I made up my own value for x, but I think I have the concept correct.

Self-critique Rating:2

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Question: `q002. If we were to sketch all the graphs of the form y = a x for which .5 < a < 2, what would our sketch look like?

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Your solution:

Y=ax

Y=.5x (0, 0) (1, .5)

Y=2x (0, 0) (1, 2)

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Given Solution:

If a =.5 then our function is y = .5 x and the basic points will be (0,0) and (1,.5), as seen in the preceding problem.

Similarly if a = 2 then our function is y = 2 x, with basic points (0,0) and (1,2).

For .5 < a < 2, our functions will lie between the graphs of y = .5 x and y = 2 x. Since these two functions have slopes .5 and 2, the slopes of all the graphs will lie between .5 and 2.

We could represent these functions by sketching dotted-line graphs of y = .5 x and y = 2 x (the dotted lines indicating that these graphs are not included in the family, because the < sign does not include equality). We could then sketch a series of several solid lines through the origin and lying between the two dotted-line graphs.

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Question: `q003. Describe how the graphs of y = x - 2 and y = x + 3 compare with the graph of y = x. If we were to sketch all graphs of the form y = x + c for -2 < x < 3, what would our graph look like?

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Your solution:

Y= x-2 is very similar to the original equation, but it will be 2 units below the original graph. Y= x+3 is also very similar, but it is 3 units higher than the original equation.

Confidence rating: 2

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Given Solution:

The graph of y = x - 2 lies at every point 2 units below the corresponding point on the graph of y = x, so this graph is parallel to the graph of y = x and 2 units lower. Similarly the graph of y = x + 3 lies parallel to the graph of y = x and 3 units higher.

To sketch the family y = x + c for -2 < x < 3, we first can draw dotted-line graphs of y = x - 2 and y = x + 3, then a series of several solid line graphs, all parallel to the graph of y = x, lying between the two dotted-line graphs.

STUDENT COMMENT: I got a little confused with y = x + c part, but I understand the first part completely.

** The instructions said to sketch all graphs of the form y = x + c for -2 < x < 3. So for example c could be -1, 0, 1 or 2, giving us the functions y = x - 1, y = x, y = x + 1 andy x+ 2. c could also be -1.9, or .432, or 2.9, giving us functions y = x - 1.9, y = x + .432, y = x + 2.9. c can be any number between -2 and 3.

These graphs are as described in the given solution. **

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Self-critique (if necessary):

I had to read the solution for the y =x+c, but I think I understand it now.

Self-critique Rating:2

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Question: `q004. Describe how the graph of y = 2 x compares with the graph of y = x.

Describe how the graph of y = 2 x - 2 compares with the graph of y = 2 x.

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Your solution:

Y= 2x compares to y=x because it is the same graph, but the points are 2 times as far away as the original equation. Y=2x-2 is twice as far and is also 2 units below the original equation of y=x.

Confidence rating: 3

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Given Solution:

The graph of y = 2 x lies at every point twice as far the x-axis as that of y = x. This graph passes through the points (0,0) and (1, 2), i.e., passing through the origin with slope 2.

The graph of y = 2x - 2 will lie 2 units below the graph of y = 2 x. This graph will therefore have a slope of 2 and will pass-through the y axis at (0, -2).

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Question: `q005. Suppose we graph y = 2 x + c for all values of c for which -2 < c < 3. What with our graph look like?

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Your solution:

When I made this graph, the line is straight. C is between -2 and 3, so the C points that were valid to be calculated into the equation were -1, 0, 1, 2.

Confidence rating: 2

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Given Solution:

Each graph will lie c units vertically from the graph of y = 2 x, therefore having slope 2 the passing through the y-axis at the point (0, c). The family of functions defined by y = 2 x + c will therefore consist of a series of straight lines each with slope 2, passing through the y-axis between (0, -2) and (0, 3).

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Question: `q006. Sketch two points, not particularly close to one another, with one point in the second quadrant and the other in the first, with clearly different y values. Label the first point (x1, y1) and the second (x2, y2). Draw a straight line passing through both of these points and extending significantly beyond both. In terms of the symbols x1, x2, y1, and y2, what is slope of this straight line?

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Your solution:

The line I drew had the points (x1, y1) of (5,4) and the points (x2, y2) of (-3,1). The slope of this line is 3/2.

Confidence rating: 3

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Given Solution:

The rise of a line is from y = y1 to y = y2, a rise of y2-y1. The run is similarly found to be x2-x1. The slope is therefore

slope = (y2-y1) / (x2-x1).

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Question: `q007. On the sketch you made for the preceding problem, and add a point (x, y) on your straight line but not between the two points already labeled, and not too close to either. What is the slope from (x1, y1) to (x, y)?

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Your solution:

(x1, y1)= (5, 4) (x,y)= (3,3)

Slope= -1/2

Confidence rating: 3

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Given Solution:

The slope from (x1, y1) to (x, y) is

slope = rise/run = (y - y1) / (x - x1).

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Question: `q008. Should the slope from (x1, y1) to (x, y) be greater than, equal to or less than the slope from (x1, y1) to (x2, y2)?

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Your solution:

If the point (x,y) is on the line exactly right, it should be equal because the slope of a line doesn’t change. My (x,y) was just an estimate, so my slope is off some. Mine is not as accurate as a calculator would be!

Confidence rating: 2

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Given Solution:

The slope between any two points of a straight line must be the same. The two slopes must therefore be equal.

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Question: `q009. The slope from (x1, y1) to (x, y) is equal to the slope from (x1, y1) to (x2, y2). If you set the expressions you obtained earlier for the slopes equal to one another, what equation do you get?

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Your solution:

(y - y1) / (x - x1)

(y - y1) / (x - x1)

Therefore, (y - y1) / (x - x1)= (y - y1) / (x - x1)

Confidence rating: 2

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Given Solution:

The slopes are (y2 - y1) / (x2 - x1) and (y - y1) / (x - x1). Setting the two slopes equal we obtain the equation

(y - y1) / (x - x1) = (y2 - y1) / (x2 - x1).

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Question: `q010. Setting the two slopes equal you should have obtained (y - y1)/(x - x1) = (y2 - y1)/(x2 - x1). Solve this equation for y.

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Your solution:

(y - y1) / (x - x1) = (y2 - y1) / (x2 - x1)*(x-x1)

(y-y1)=(y2-y1/(x2-x1)*(x-x1)

Add y1to both sides

Y= )=(y2-y1/(x2-x1)*(x-x1)+y1

Confidence rating: 3

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Given Solution:

Starting with (y - y1) / (x - x1) = (y2 - y1) / (x2 - x1), we wish to isolate y on the left-hand side. We therefore begin by multiplying both sides by (x - x1) to obtain

(y - y1) = (y2 - y1) / (x2 - x1) * (x - x1).

We could then add y1 to both sides to obtain

y = (y2 - y1) / (x2 - x1) * (x - x1) + y1.

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