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assignment #002 002. Describing Graphs

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01:15:55 `q001. You will frequently need to describe the graphs you have constructed in this course. This exercise is designed to get you used to some of the terminology we use to describe graphs. Please complete this exercise and email your work to the instructor. Problem 1. We make a table for y = 2x + 7 as follows: We construct two columns, and label the first column 'x' and the second 'y'. Put the numbers -3, -2, -1, -, 1, 2, 3 in the 'x' column. We substitute -3 into the expression and get y = 2(-3) + 7 = 1. We substitute -2 and get y = 2(-2) + 7 = 3. Substituting the remaining numbers we get y values 5, 7, 9, 11 and 13. These numbers go into the second column, each next to the x value from which it was obtained. We then graph these points on a set of x-y coordinate axes. Noting that these points lie on a straight line, we then construct the line through the points. Now make a table for and graph the function y = 3x - 4. Identify the intercepts of the graph, i.e., the points where the graph goes through the x and the y axes.

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RESPONSE --> x y -3 -13 -2 -10 -1 -7 0 -4 1 -1 2 2 3 5 I understand how to plot and graph the points but don't know how to graph the function on the computer.. When I do this on paper, I get a line that extends from the point (-3, -13) in left lower quadrant to the point (3, 5) in the right upper quadrant using the same x values given in your example.

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01:25:12 The graph goes through the x axis when y = 0 and through the y axis when x = 0. The x-intercept is therefore when 0 = 3x - 4, so 4 = 3x and x = 4/3. The y-intercept is when y = 3 * 0 - 4 = -4. Thus the x intercept is at (4/3, 0) and the y intercept is at (0, -4). Your graph should confirm this.

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RESPONSE --> It might have been hard to tell from my handwritten graph but calculating the x- and y-intercepts, I did arrive at the correct answers.

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01:25:39 `q002. Does the steepness of the graph in the preceding exercise (of the function y = 3x - 4) change? If so describe how it changes.

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01:25:46 The graph forms a straight line with no change in steepness.

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01:25:47 The graph forms a straight line with no change in steepness.

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01:27:57 `q003. What is the slope of the graph of the preceding two exercises (the function ia y = 3x - 4;slope is rise / run between two points of the graph)?

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RESPONSE --> The slope =3

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01:34:00 Between any two points of the graph rise / run = 3. For example, when x = 2 we have y = 3 * 2 - 4 = 2 and when x = 8 we have y = 3 * 8 - 4 = 20. Between these points the rise is 20 - 2 = 18 and the run is 8 - 2 = 6 so the slope is rise / run = 18 / 6 = 3. Note that 3 is the coefficient of x in y = 3x - 4. Note the following for reference in subsequent problems: The graph of this function is a straight line. The graph increases as we move from left to right. We therefore say that the graph is increasing, and that it is increasing at constant rate because the steepness of a straight line doesn't change.

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01:34:48 Between any two points of the graph rise / run = 3. For example, when x = 2 we have y = 3 * 2 - 4 = 2 and when x = 8 we have y = 3 * 8 - 4 = 20. Between these points the rise is 20 - 2 = 18 and the run is 8 - 2 = 6 so the slope is rise / run = 18 / 6 = 3. Note that 3 is the coefficient of x in y = 3x - 4. Note the following for reference in subsequent problems: The graph of this function is a straight line. The graph increases as we move from left to right. We therefore say that the graph is increasing, and that it is increasing at constant rate because the steepness of a straight line doesn't change.

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RESPONSE --> It's a little confusing to me that we would say the graph is ""increasing"" but that there is no change in the steepness of the graph.

You can climb straight up a hill that doesn't get any more or less steep. You're still climbing, though the steepness isn't changing.

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01:41:18 `q004. Make a table of y vs. x for y = x^2. Graph y = x^2 between x = 0 and x = 3. Would you say that the graph is increasing or decreasing? Does the steepness of the graph change and if so, how? Would you say that the graph is increasing at an increasing rate, increasing at a constant rate, increasing at a decreasing rate, decreasing at an decreasing rate, decreasing at a constant rate, or decreasing at a decreasing rate?

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RESPONSE --> The graph would be increasing but since it would be a straight line arising from the point (0,0) and extrending to the point (9,9), the steepness of the graph would not change. I would say that the graph is increasing at a constant rate.

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01:51:24 Graph points include (0,0), (1,1), (2,4) and (3,9). The y values are 0, 1, 4 and 9, which increase as we move from left to right. The increases between these points are 1, 3 and 5, so the graph not only increases, it increases at an increasing rate.

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RESPONSE --> I inadvertently plotted (9,9) instead of (3,9). When I replot these and the 2 additional points, I see that the graph increases at an increasing rate as described.

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02:21:21 `q005. Make a table of y vs. x for y = x^2. Graph y = x^2 between x = -3 and x = 0. Would you say that the graph is increasing or decreasing? Does the steepness of the graph change and if so, how? Would you say that the graph is increasing at an increasing rate, increasing at a constant rate, increasing at a decreasing rate, decreasing at an decreasing rate, decreasing at a constant rate, or decreasing at a decreasing rate?

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RESPONSE --> When graphing the points, the line both decreases, then increases and resembles the graph of a quadratic function. It decreases at a decreasing rate and increases at an increasing rate. The steepness of the graph is greatest at points farthest from the point (0,0).

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02:25:08 From left to right the graph is decreasing (points (-3,9), (-2,4), (-1,1), (0,0) show y values 9, 4, 1, 0 as we move from left to right ). The magnitudes of the changes in x from 9 to 4 to 1 to 0 decrease, so the steepness is decreasing. Thus the graph is decreasing, but more and more slowly. We therefore say that the graph is decreasing at a decreasing rate.

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RESPONSE --> I think I made this more complicated than it had to be by adding additional points with positive x values, but looking at only the 4 points you referenced, I at least understood that much.

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02:31:57 `q006. Make a table of y vs. x for y = `sqrt(x). [note: `sqrt(x) means 'the square root of x']. Graph y = `sqrt(x) between x = 0 and x = 3. Would you say that the graph is increasing or decreasing? Does the steepness of the graph change and if so, how? Would you say that the graph is increasing at an increasing rate, increasing at a constant rate, increasing at a decreasing rate, decreasing at an decreasing rate, decreasing at a constant rate, or decreasing at a decreasing rate?

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02:39:51 `q006. Make a table of y vs. x for y = `sqrt(x). [note: `sqrt(x) means 'the square root of x']. Graph y = `sqrt(x) between x = 0 and x = 3. Would you say that the graph is increasing or decreasing? Does the steepness of the graph change and if so, how? Would you say that the graph is increasing at an increasing rate, increasing at a constant rate, increasing at a decreasing rate, decreasing at an decreasing rate, decreasing at a constant rate, or decreasing at a decreasing rate?

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RESPONSE --> The graph is increasing at a decreasing rate. Without the benefit of graphing paper it appears to be a straight line so I would say the steepness does not change.

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02:44:16 If you use x values 0, 1, 2, 3, 4 you will obtain graph points (0,0), (1,1), (2,1.414), (3. 1.732), (4,2). The y value changes by less and less for every succeeding x value. Thus the steepness of the graph is decreasing. The graph would be increasing at a decreasing rate.{}{} If the graph respresents the profile of a hill, the hill starts out very steep but gets easier and easier to climb. You are still climbing but you go up by less with each step, so the rate of increase is decreasing. {}{}If your graph doesn't look like this then you probably are not using a consistent scale for at least one of the axes. If your graph isn't as desribed take another look at your plot and make a note in your response indicating any difficulties.

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RESPONSE --> So, if I understand correctly, you would say the steepness decreases based on the fact that the y value changes by less and less for every succeeding x value.

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03:16:36 `q007. Make a table of y vs. x for y = 5 * 2^(-x). Graph y = 5 * 2^(-x) between x = 0 and x = 3. Would you say that the graph is increasing or decreasing? Does the steepness of the graph change and if so, how? Would you say that the graph is increasing at an increasing rate, increasing at a constant rate, increasing at a decreasing rate, decreasing at an decreasing rate, decreasing at a constant rate, or decreasing at a decreasing rate?

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RESPONSE --> The graph is decreasing and the steepness changes and is decreasing.

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03:18:33 ** From basic algebra recall that a^(-b) = 1 / (a^b). So, for example: 2^-2 = 1 / (2^2) = 1/4, so 5 * 2^-2 = 5 * 1/4 = 5/4. 5* 2^-3 = 5 * (1 / 2^3) = 5 * 1/8 = 5/8. Etc. The decimal equivalents of the values for x = 0 to x = 3 will be 5, 2.5, 1.25, .625. These values decrease, but by less and less each time. The graph is therefore decreasing at a decreasing rate. **

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03:22:46 `q008. Suppose you stand still in front of a driveway. A car starts out next to you and moves away from you, traveling faster and faster. If y represents the distance from you to the car and t represents the time in seconds since the car started out, would a graph of y vs. t be increasing or decreasing? Would you say that the graph is increasing at an increasing rate, increasing at a constant rate, increasing at a decreasing rate, decreasing at an decreasing rate, decreasing at a constant rate, or decreasing at a decreasing rate?

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RESPONSE --> The graph would be increasing at an increasing rate.

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03:23:29 ** The speed of the car increases so it goes further each second. On a graph of distance vs. clock time there would be a greater change in distance with each second, which would cause a greater slope with each subsequent second. The graph would therefore be increasing at an increasing rate. **

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03:37:42 `q001. Explain the difference between x - 2 / x + 4 and (x - 2) / (x + 4).

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RESPONSE --> In the first case, x is not part of the divisor. In the second case, x-2 is the divisor and x+4 is the dividend.

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03:38:05 The order of operations dictates that grouped expressions must be evaluated first, that exponentiation must be done before multiplication or division, which must be done before addition or subtraction. It makes a big difference whether you subtract the 2 from the 2 or divide the -2 by 4 first. If there are no parentheses you have to divide before you subtract: 2 - 2 / 2 + 4 = 2 - 1 + 4 (do multiplications and divisions before additions and subtractions) = 5 (add and subtract in indicated order) If there are parentheses you evaluate the grouped expressions first: (x - 2) / (x - 4) = (2 - 2) / ( 4 - 2) = 0 / 2 = 0.

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03:38:46 `q002. Explain the difference between 2 ^ x + 4 and 2 ^ (x + 4). Then evaluate each expression for x = 2. Note that a ^ b means to raise a to the b power. This process is called exponentiation, and the ^ symbol is used on most calculators, and in most computer algebra systems, to represent exponentiation.

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03:38:57 2 ^ x + 4 indicates that you are to raise 2 to the x power before adding the 4. 2 ^ (x + 4) indicates that you are to first evaluate x + 4, then raise 2 to this power. If x = 2, then 2 ^ x + 4 = 2 ^ 2 + 4 = 2 * 2 + 4 = 4 + 4 = 8. and 2 ^ (x + 4) = 2 ^ (2 + 4) = 2 ^ 6 = 2*2*2*2*2*2 = 64.

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03:40:41 `q003. What is the numerator of the fraction in the expression x - 3 / [ (2x-5)^2 * 3x + 1 ] - 2 + 7x? What is the denominator? What do you get when you evaluate the expression for x = 2?

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RESPONSE --> 3 is the numerator. The denominator is (2x-5)62*3x+1). I've previously submitted answer.

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03:40:54 The numerator is 3. x isn't part of the fraction. / indicates division, which must always precede subtraction. Only the 3 is divided by [ (2x-5)^2 * 3x + 1 ] and only [ (2x-5)^2 * 3x + 1 ] divides 3. If we mean (x - 3) / [ (2x-5)^2 * 3x + 1 ] - 2 + 7x we have to write it that way. The preceding comments show that the denominator is [ (2x-5)^2 * 3x + 1 ] Evaluating the expression for x = 2: - 3 / [ (2 * 2 - 5)^2 * 3(2) + 1 ] - 2 + 7*2 = 2 - 3 / [ (4 - 5)^2 * 6 + 1 ] - 2 + 14 = evaluate in parenthese; do multiplications outside parentheses 2 - 3 / [ (-1)^2 * 6 + 1 ] -2 + 14 = add inside parentheses 2 - 3 / [ 1 * 6 + 1 ] - 2 + 14 = exponentiate in bracketed term; 2 - 3 / 7 - 2 + 14 = evaluate in brackets 13 4/7 or 95/7 or about 13.57 add and subtract in order. The details of the calculation 2 - 3 / 7 - 2 + 14: Since multiplication precedes addition or subtraction the 3/7 must be done first, making 3/7 a fraction. Changing the order of the terms we have 2 - 2 + 14 - 3 / 7 = 14 - 3/7 = 98/7 - 3/7 = 95/7.

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03:41:04 `q004. Explain, step by step, how you evaluate the expression (x - 5) ^ 2x-1 + 3 / x-2 for x = 4.

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RESPONSE --> Have already answsered.

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03:41:11 We get (4-5)^2 * 4 - 1 + 3 / 1 - 4 = (-1)^2 * 4 - 1 + 3 / 4 - 2 evaluating the term in parentheses = 1 * 4 - 1 + 3 / 4 - 2 exponentiating (2 is the exponent, which is applied to -1 rather than multiplying the 2 by 4 = 4 - 1 + 3/4 - 2 noting that 3/4 is a fraction and adding and subtracting in order we get = 1 3/4 = 7 /4 (Note that we could group the expression as 4 - 1 - 2 + 3/4 = 1 + 3/4 = 1 3/4 = 7/4). COMMON ERROR: (4 - 5) ^ 2*4 - 1 + 3 / 4 - 2 = -1 ^ 2*4 - 1 + 3 / 4-2 = -1 ^ 8 -1 + 3 / 4 - 2. INSTRUCTOR COMMENTS: There are two errors here. In the second step you can't multiply 2 * 4 because you have (-1)^2, which must be done first.� Exponentiation precedes multiplication. � Also it isn't quite correct to write -1^2*4 at the beginning of the second step. If you were supposed to multiply 2 * 4 the expression would be (-1)^(2 * 4).� Note also that the -1 needs to be grouped because the entire expression (-1) is taken to the power.� -1^8 would be -1 because you would raise 1 to the power 8 before applying the - sign, which is effectively a multiplication by -1.�

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03:47:47 `q001 A straight line connects the points (3, 5) and (7, 17), while another straight line continues on from (7, 17) to the point (10, 29). Which line is steeper and on what basis to you claim your result?

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RESPONSE --> The slope of the first line is 3 and the slope of the second line is -4 so the slope of the second line is greater since it is a larger number.

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04:00:37 The point (3,5) has x coordinate 3 and y coordinate 5. The point (7, 17) has x coordinate 7 and y coordinate 17. To move from (3,5) to (7, 17) we must therefore move 4 units in the x direction and 12 units in the y direction. Thus between (3,5) and (7,17) the rise is 12 and the run is 4, so the rise/run ratio is 12/4 = 3. Between (7,10) and (10,29) the rise is also 12 but the run is only 3--same rise for less run, therefore more slope. The rise/run ratio here is 12/3 = 4.

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RESPONSE --> I erred on the slope of the second line which should have been 4 (I subtracted 29 from 17 instead of 17 from 29) but in your answer you give a different set of points...(7,10) and (10,29), so I am a little confused on this one. Also, was I correct in that the second line is steeper?

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04:43:37 `q002. The expression (x-2) * (2x+5) is zero when x = 2 and when x = -2.5. Without using a calculator verify this, and explain why these two values of x, and only these two values of x, can make the expression zero.

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RESPONSE --> Since multiplying 0 x either expression would be zero and there is only one uknown value in each expression, there can only be 1 value for each expression which will give the answer 0... (2-2) and [2(-2.5) +5].

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04:45:15 If x = 2 then x-2 = 2 - 2 = 0, which makes the product (x -2) * (2x + 5) zero. If x = -2.5 then 2x + 5 = 2 (-2.5) + 5 = -5 + 5 = 0.which makes the product (x -2) * (2x + 5) zero. The only way to product (x-2)(2x+5) can be zero is if either (x -2) or (2x + 5) is zero. Note that (x-2)(2x+5) can be expanded using the Distributive Law to get x(2x+5) - 2(2x+5). Then again using the distributive law we get 2x^2 + 5x - 4x - 10 which simplifies to 2x^2 + x - 10. However this doesn't help us find the x values which make the expression zero. We are better off to look at the factored form.

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04:46:43 `q003. For what x values will the expression (3x - 6) * (x + 4) * (x^2 - 4) be zero?

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RESPONSE --> 2 and -4

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04:47:24 In order for the expression to be zero we must have 3x-6 = 0 or x+4=0 or x^2-4=0. 3x-6 = 0 is rearranged to 3x = 6 then to x = 6 / 3 = 2. So when x=2, 3x-6 = 0 and the entire product (3x - 6) * (x + 4) * (x^2 - 4) must be zero. x+4 = 0 gives us x = -4. So when x=-4, x+4 = 0 and the entire product (3x - 6) * (x + 4) * (x^2 - 4) must be zero. x^2-4 = 0 is rearranged to x^2 = 4 which has solutions x = + - `sqrt(4) or + - 2. So when x=2 or when x = -2, x^2 - 4 = 0 and the entire product (3x - 6) * (x + 4) * (x^2 - 4) must be zero. We therefore see that (3x - 6) * (x + 4) * (x^2 - 4) = 0 when x = 2, or -4, or -2. These are the only values of x which can yield zero.**

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RESPONSE --> I overlooked -2.

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04:51:09 05-30-2006 04:51:09 `q004. One straight line segment connects the points (3,5) and (7,9) while another connects the points (10,2) and (50,4). From each of the four points a line segment is drawn directly down to the x axis, forming two trapezoids. Which trapezoid has the greater area? Try to justify your answer with something more precise than, for example, 'from a sketch I can see that this one is much bigger so it must have the greater area'.

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05:02:55 05-30-2006 05:02:55 Your sketch should show that while the first trapezoid averages a little more than double the altitude of the second, the second is clearly much more than twice as wide and hence has the greater area. To justify this a little more precisely, the first trapezoid, which runs from x = 3 to x = 7, is 4 units wide while the second runs from x = 10 and to x = 50 and hence has a width of 40 units. The altitudes of the first trapezoid are 5 and 9,so the average altitude of the first is 7. The average altitude of the second is the average of the altitudes 2 and 4, or 3. So the first trapezoid is over twice as high, on the average, as the first. However the second is 10 times as wide, so the second trapezoid must have the greater area. This is all the reasoning we need to answer the question. We could of course multiply average altitude by width for each trapezoid, obtaining area 7 * 4 = 28 for the first and 3 * 40 = 120 for the second. However if all we need to know is which trapezoid has a greater area, we need not bother with this step.

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11:19:26 `q001 A straight line connects the points (3, 5) and (7, 17), while another straight line continues on from (7, 17) to the point (10, 29). Which line is steeper and on what basis to you claim your result?

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RESPONSE --> Enter, as appropriate, an answer to the question, a critique of your answer in response to a given answer, your insights regarding the situation at this point, notes to yourself, or just an OK. I understand the mathematical explanation but I had a hard time ""seeing"" the trapezoids on my graph. Specifically, is the first trapezoid the area above the first line [points (3,5) and (7.9)] and the second the area above the second set of points?

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11:23:59 The point (3,5) has x coordinate 3 and y coordinate 5. The point (7, 17) has x coordinate 7 and y coordinate 17. To move from (3,5) to (7, 17) we must therefore move 4 units in the x direction and 12 units in the y direction. Thus between (3,5) and (7,17) the rise is 12 and the run is 4, so the rise/run ratio is 12/4 = 3. Between (7,10) and (10,29) the rise is also 12 but the run is only 3--same rise for less run, therefore more slope. The rise/run ratio here is 12/3 = 4.

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RESPONSE --> In second example, I'm assuming the point (10,29) should be (10,22).

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11:24:23 `q002. The expression (x-2) * (2x+5) is zero when x = 2 and when x = -2.5. Without using a calculator verify this, and explain why these two values of x, and only these two values of x, can make the expression zero.

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11:24:33 If x = 2 then x-2 = 2 - 2 = 0, which makes the product (x -2) * (2x + 5) zero. If x = -2.5 then 2x + 5 = 2 (-2.5) + 5 = -5 + 5 = 0.which makes the product (x -2) * (2x + 5) zero. The only way to product (x-2)(2x+5) can be zero is if either (x -2) or (2x + 5) is zero. Note that (x-2)(2x+5) can be expanded using the Distributive Law to get x(2x+5) - 2(2x+5). Then again using the distributive law we get 2x^2 + 5x - 4x - 10 which simplifies to 2x^2 + x - 10. However this doesn't help us find the x values which make the expression zero. We are better off to look at the factored form.

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11:24:44 `q003. For what x values will the expression (3x - 6) * (x + 4) * (x^2 - 4) be zero?

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RESPONSE --> Have already answered.

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11:24:56 In order for the expression to be zero we must have 3x-6 = 0 or x+4=0 or x^2-4=0. 3x-6 = 0 is rearranged to 3x = 6 then to x = 6 / 3 = 2. So when x=2, 3x-6 = 0 and the entire product (3x - 6) * (x + 4) * (x^2 - 4) must be zero. x+4 = 0 gives us x = -4. So when x=-4, x+4 = 0 and the entire product (3x - 6) * (x + 4) * (x^2 - 4) must be zero. x^2-4 = 0 is rearranged to x^2 = 4 which has solutions x = + - `sqrt(4) or + - 2. So when x=2 or when x = -2, x^2 - 4 = 0 and the entire product (3x - 6) * (x + 4) * (x^2 - 4) must be zero. We therefore see that (3x - 6) * (x + 4) * (x^2 - 4) = 0 when x = 2, or -4, or -2. These are the only values of x which can yield zero.**

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11:25:02 `q004. One straight line segment connects the points (3,5) and (7,9) while another connects the points (10,2) and (50,4). From each of the four points a line segment is drawn directly down to the x axis, forming two trapezoids. Which trapezoid has the greater area? Try to justify your answer with something more precise than, for example, 'from a sketch I can see that this one is much bigger so it must have the greater area'.

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11:25:17 Your sketch should show that while the first trapezoid averages a little more than double the altitude of the second, the second is clearly much more than twice as wide and hence has the greater area. To justify this a little more precisely, the first trapezoid, which runs from x = 3 to x = 7, is 4 units wide while the second runs from x = 10 and to x = 50 and hence has a width of 40 units. The altitudes of the first trapezoid are 5 and 9,so the average altitude of the first is 7. The average altitude of the second is the average of the altitudes 2 and 4, or 3. So the first trapezoid is over twice as high, on the average, as the first. However the second is 10 times as wide, so the second trapezoid must have the greater area. This is all the reasoning we need to answer the question. We could of course multiply average altitude by width for each trapezoid, obtaining area 7 * 4 = 28 for the first and 3 * 40 = 120 for the second. However if all we need to know is which trapezoid has a greater area, we need not bother with this step.

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11:25:36 * `q005. Sketch graphs of y = x^2, y = 1/x and y = `sqrt(x) [note: `sqrt(x) means 'the square root of x'] for x > 0. We say that a graph increases if it gets higher as we move toward the right, and if a graph is increasing it has a positive slope. Explain which of the following descriptions is correct for each graph: As we move from left to right the graph increases as its slope increases. As we move from left to right the graph decreases as its slope increases. As we move from left to right the graph increases as its slope decreases. As we move from left to right the graph decreases as its slope decreases.

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RESPONSE --> Already done.

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11:25:45 For x = 1, 2, 3, 4: The function y = x^2 takes values 1, 4, 9 and 16, increasing more and more for each unit increase in x. This graph therefore increases, as you say, but at an increasing rate. The function y = 1/x takes values 1, 1/2, 1/3 and 1/4, with decimal equivalents 1, .5, .33..., and .25. These values are decreasing, but less and less each time. The decreasing values ensure that the slopes are negative. However, the more gradual the decrease the closer the slope is to zero. The slopes are therefore negative numbers which approach zero. Negative numbers which approach zero are increasing. So the slopes are increasing, and we say that the graph decreases as the slope increases. We could also say that the graph decreases but by less and less each time. So the graph is decreasing at a decreasing rate. For y = `sqrt(x) we get approximate values 1, 1.414, 1.732 and 2. This graph increases but at a decreasing rate.

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11:51:33 `q006. If the population of the frogs in your frog pond increased by 10% each month, starting with an initial population of 20 frogs, then how many frogs would you have at the end of each of the first three months (you can count fractional frogs, even if it doesn't appear to you to make sense)? Can you think of a strategy that would allow you to calculate the number of frogs after 300 months (according to this model, which probably wouldn't be valid for that long) without having to do at least 300 calculations?

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RESPONSE --> At the end of three months you would have 26.62 frogs. I believe you would plot and graph values for y equivalent to the increase in numbers of frogs (or actual # of frogs?) and x values for time using the first three months, and calculate rise and run to get the answer. I'm just not sure exactly how..

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12:01:36 At the end of the first month, the number of frogs in the pond would be (20 * .1) + 20 = 22 frogs. At the end of the second month there would be (22 * .1) + 22 = 24.2 frogs while at the end of the third month there would be (24.2 * .1) + 24.2 = 26.62 frogs. The key to extending the strategy is to notice that multiplying a number by .1 and adding it to the number is really the same as simply multiplying the number by 1.1. 10 * 1.1 = 22; 22 * 1.1 = 24.2; etc.. So after 300 months you will have multiplied by 1.1 a total of 300 times. This would give you 20 * 1.1^300, whatever that equals (a calculator will easily do the arithmetic). A common error is to say that 300 months at 10% per month gives 3,000 percent, so there would be 30 * 20 = 600 frogs after 30 months. That doesn't work because the 10% increase is applied to a greater number of frogs each time. 3000% would just be applied to the initial number, so it doesn't give a big enough answer.

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RESPONSE --> Okay...I was making this more complicated than it was.

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12:18:03 `q007. Calculate 1/x for x = 1, .1, .01 and .001. Describe the pattern you obtain. Why do we say that the values of x are approaching zero? What numbers might we use for x to continue approaching zero? What happens to the values of 1/x as we continue to approach zero? What do you think the graph of y = 1/x vs. x looks for x values between 0 and 1?

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RESPONSE --> With each value of x, the difference between the x and y values increases. The x values are approaching zero because they become progressively smaller. To continue approaching zero we would need to use smaller and smaller fractions. The values of 1/x become larger as x continues to approach zero. I think the graph would show a line that is increasing at an increasing rate.

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12:27:53 If x = .1, for example, 1 / x = 1 / .1 = 10 (note that .1 goes into 1 ten times, since we can count to 1 by .1, getting.1, .2, .3, .4, ... .9, 10. This makes it clear that it takes ten .1's to make 1. So if x = .01, 1/x = 100 Ithink again of counting to 1, this time by .01). If x = .001 then 1/x = 1000, etc.. Note also that we cannot find a number which is equal to 1 / 0. Deceive why this is true, try counting to 1 by 0's. You can count as long as you want and you'll ever get anywhere. The values of 1/x don't just increase, they increase without bound. If we think of x approaching 0 through the values .1, .01, .001, .0001, ..., there is no limit to how big the reciprocals 10, 100, 1000, 10000 etc. can become. The graph becomes steeper and steeper as it approaches the y axis, continuing to do so without bound but never touching the y axis. This is what it means to say that the y axis is a vertical asymptote for the graph .

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12:45:14 * `q008. At clock time t the velocity of a certain automobile is v = 3 t + 9. At velocity v its energy of motion is E = 800 v^2. What is the energy of the automobile at clock time t = 5?

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RESPONSE --> Substituting 5 in the equation v=3t+9, I get 24. Multiplying 800 x 24^2, I get 460,800.

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12:45:40 For t=5, v = 3 t + 9 = (3*5) + 9 = 24. Therefore E = 800 * 24^2 = 460800.

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12:51:23 * `q009. Continuing the preceding problem, can you give an expression for E in terms of t?

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RESPONSE --> E=800(3t+9)^2

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12:57:42 Since v = 3 t + 9 the expression would be E = 800 v^2 = 800 ( 3t + 9) ^2. This is the only answer really required here. For further reference, though, note that this expression could also be expanded by applying the Distributive Law:. Since (3t + 9 ) ^ 2 = (3 t + 9 ) * ( 3 t + 9 ) = 3t ( 3t + 9 ) + 9 * (3 t + 9) = 9 t^2 + 27 t + 27 t + 81 = 9 t^2 + 54 t + 81, we get E = 800 ( 9 t^2 + 54 t + 81) = 7200 t^2 + 43320 t + 64800 (check my multiplication because I did that in my head, which isn't always reliable).

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RESPONSE --> Applying the Distributive Law, I get: E=7200t^2+43,200t+64,800.

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23:40:41 `q001. Part 1 includes six activities. If you have completed an activity, just enter the answer 'completed'. This question is appearing in the Question box. The box to the right is the Answer box, where you will type in your answers to the questions posed here. To use this program you read a question, then enter your answer in the Answer box and click on Enter Answer. In your answers give what is requested, but don't go into excruciating detail. Try to give just enough that the instructor can tell that you understand an item. After entering an answer click on Next Question/Answer above the Question box. Do you understand these instructions?

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23:51:34 `q001. It will be very important in this course for your instructor to see and understand the process of visualization and reasoning you use when you solve problems. This exercise is designed to give you a first experience with these ideas, and your instructor a first look at your work. Answer the following questions and explain in commonsense terms why your answer makes sense.

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23:52:16 For each question draw a picture to make sense out of the situation, and include a description of the picture. Samples Sample question and response Question: If a bundle of shingles covers 30 square feet, how many bundles are required to cover a 600 square foot roof? Response: We might draw a picture of a rectangle representing the area, dividing the rectangle into a number of smaller rectangles each representing the area covered by a single bundle. This makes it clear that we are dividing the roof area into 1-bundle areas, and makes it clear why we are going to have to divide. Reasoning this problem out in words, we can say that a single bundle would cover 30 square feet. Two bundles would cover 60 square feet. Three bundles would cover 90 square feet. We could continue in this manner until we reach 600 square feet. However, this would be cumbersome. It is more efficient to use the ideas of multiplication and division. We imagine grouping the 600 square feet into 30 square foot patches. There will be 600 / 30 patches and each will require exactly one bundle. We therefore require 600 / 30 bundles = 20 bundles. {}Your responses might not be as clear as the above, though they might be even more clear. I won't be looking for perfection, though I wouldn't object to it, but for a first effort at visualizing a situation and communicating a reasoning process. This is not something you are used to doing and it might take a few attempts before you can achieve good results, but you will get better every time you try. {}You might be unsure of what to do on a specific question. In such a case specific questions and expressions of confusion are also acceptable responses. Such a response must include your attempts to come up with a picture and reason out an explanation. For example your response might be Sample expression of confusion: I've drawn a picture of a pile of bundles and a roof but I'm not sure how to connect the two. I tried multiplying the number of bundles by the square feet of the roof but I got 18,000, and I know it won't take 18,000 bundles to cover the roof. How do you put the area covered by a bundle together with the roof area to get the number of bundles required? A poor response would be something like 'I don't know how to do #17'. This response reveals nothing of your attempt to understand the question and the situation. Nor does it ask a specific question. Incidentally, you might be tempted to quote rules or formulas about rates and velocities in answering these questions. Don't. This exercise isn't about being able to memorize rules and quote them. It is about expanding your ability to visualize, reason and communicate.

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23:55:11 In your own words briefly summarize the instructions and the intent of this exercise.

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RESPONSE --> The purpose of this exercise is to help students understand and begin to use the process of visualizing and analyzing possible solutions. It is suggested to make sketches or rough drafts of problems on paper at the same time.

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23:56:02 `q001. If you earn 50 dollars in 5 hours, at what average rate are you earning money, in dollars per hour?

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RESPONSE --> Dividing 50 dollars by 5 hours, you would be earning 10 dollars/hour.

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23:57:21 If you travel 300 miles in 6 hours, at what average rate are you traveling, in miles per hour?

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RESPONSE --> Dividing 300 miles by 6 hours, you would be traveling at a rate of about 50 miles per hour.

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23:58:24 `q002. If a ball rolling down a grooved track travels 40 centimeters in 5 seconds, at what average rate is the ball moving, in centimeters per second?

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RESPONSE --> If the ball travels at 40 centimeters in 5 seconds, dividing 40 by 5 would give a rate of 8 centimeters per second.

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23:59:25 The preceding three questions illustrate the concept of a rate. In each case, to find the rate we divided the change in some quantity (the number of dollars or the distance, in these examples) by the time required for the change (the number of hours or seconds, in these examples). Explain in your own words what is meant by the idea of a rate.

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RESPONSE --> A steady increase or decrease in speed, time, numbers, etc.

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00:00:03 `q003. If you are earning money at the average rate of 15 dollars per hour, how much do you earn in 6 hours?

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RESPONSE --> At 15 dollars/hour, multiplying 15 by 6 hours would give you 90.

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00:01:06 If you are traveling at an average rate of 60 miles per hour, how far do you travel in 9 hours?

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RESPONSE --> At an average rate of 60 miles per hour, over 9 hours you would multiply 60 by 9 to get a distance of 540 miles.

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00:02:04 `q004. If a ball travels at and average rate of 13 centimeters per second, how far does it travel in 3 seconds?

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RESPONSE --> At an average rate of 13 centimeters per second, the ball would travel 39 centimeters (13 x 39) in three seconds.

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00:06:43 In the preceding three exercises you turned the concept of a rate around. You were given the rate and the change in the clock time, and you calculated the change in the quantity. Explain in your own words how this increases your understanding of the concept of a rate.

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RESPONSE --> It again demonstrates a predictable change in quantity, etc. based on a given rate.

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00:07:39 `q005. How long does it take to earn 100 dollars at an average rate of 4 dollars per hour?

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RESPONSE --> Dividing 100 dollars by 4 (dollars per hour), you would need to work 25 hours.

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00:09:07 How long does it take to travel 500 miles at an average rate of 25 miles per hour?

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RESPONSE --> You would divide 500 miles by 25 (miles per hour) to arrive at the number 20 (the number of hours required to travel 500 miles).

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00:10:32 `q006. How long does it take a rolling ball to travel 80 centimeters at an average rate of 16 centimeters per second?

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RESPONSE --> You would divide 80 centimeters by 16 (centimeters per second), to arrive at 5 seconds (the time required to travel 80 centimeters).

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00:11:40 In the preceding three exercises you again expanded your concept of the idea of a rate. Explain how these problems illustrate the concept of a rate.

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I believe what I've just looked at duplicates something I posted last night. This might be my error, or it could be because you sent duplicate work. In any case let me know if you've submitted anything to which I haven't responded. Your work looks pretty good overall.