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From: mitchkeller
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Sketch at least two different possible graphs that satisfy the criteria for the function stated in each part. Make your graphs as significantly different as you can. If it is impossible for a graph to satisfy the criteria, explain why.
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According to the US census,
the populations of Kent and Ottawa Counties in Michigan where GVSU is located
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What are the units on each of the quantities you computed in (a.)?
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Write a careful sentence that explains the meaning of the average rate of change of the Ottawa county population on the time interval
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Which county had a greater average rate of change during the time interval
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Using the given data, what do you predict will be the population of Ottawa County in 2018? Why?
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Let's consider two different functions and see how different computations of their average rate of change tells us about their respective behavior. Plots of
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Consider the function
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On the graphs in
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True or false: Since
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Give an example of a function that has the same average rate of change no matter what interval you choose.
You can provide your example through a table, a graph,
or a formula;
regardless of your choice, write a sentence to explain.
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Consider the functions
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Determine the exact value of
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Are there any values of
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What is the meaning of the statement
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Suppose we also know that gallons per mile
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That is, what does this say about the car's fuel economy?
Write a complete sentence to explain.
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In what follows,
we work to understand two different piecewise functions entirely by hand based on familiar properties of linear and quadratic functions.
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Consider the function
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What point is the vertex of the quadratic part of
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For what values of
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What is the meaning of the function you found in (a)?
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How does a plot of the function
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Each of the following prompts describes a relationship between two quantities. For each, your task is to decide whether or not the relationship can be thought of as a function. If not, explain why. If so, state the domain and codomain of the function and write at least one sentence to explain the process that leads from the collection of inputs to the collection of outputs.
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The relationship between
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The relationship between the day of the year and the value of the S&P500 stock index (at the close of trading on a given day), where we attempt to consider the index's value (at the close of trading) as a function of the day of the year.
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The relationship between a car's velocity and its odometer, where we attempt to view the car's odometer reading as a function of its velocity.
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The relationship between
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Consider a spherical tank of radius
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What is the height of the water when
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How much water is in the tank when the tank is full? What is the range of the model
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How should the graph of the height function
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Solve the equation
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Determine, with justification, whether each of the following functions has an inverse function. For each function that has an inverse function, give two examples of values of the inverse function by writing statements such as
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During a major rainstorm, the rainfall at Gerald R. Ford Airport is measured on a frequent basis for a
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The summit of Africa's largest peak, Mt.
Kilimanjaro
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Suppose that the amount of ice cover at the peak of Mt.
Kilimanjaro is changing at a constant average rate from year to year.
Find a linear model
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What do the slope and
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Compute
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If the model holds further into the future,
when do we predict the ice cover will vanish?
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In light of your work above,
what is a reasonable domain to use for the model
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Find an equation for the line that is determined by the following conditions;
write your answer in point-slope form wherever possible.
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The line with slope
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The line passing through the points
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The line passing through
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Explain why the function
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Find a formula for the linear function shown in
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In each of the following prompts, we investigate linear functions in context.
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A town's population initially has
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A different town's population
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A spherical tank is being drained with a pump. Initially the tank is full with
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A conical tank is being filled in such a way that the height of the water in the tank,
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A water balloon is tossed vertically from a window at an initial height of 37 feet and with an initial velocity of 41 feet per second.
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Determine a formula,
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Plot the function in Desmos
in an appropriate window.
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Use the graph to estimate the time the water balloon lands.
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Use algebra to find the exact
time the water balloon lands.
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Determine the exact time the water balloon reaches its highest point and its height at that time.
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Compute the average rate of change of
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Open a browser and point it to
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Describe how changing the value of
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Describe how changing the value of
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Describe how changing the value of
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Which parameter seems to have the simplest effect?
Which parameter seems to have the most complicated effect?
Why?
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Is it possible to find a formula for a quadratic function that passes through the points
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Reason algebraically using appropriate properties of quadratic functions to answer the following questions. Use Desmos to check your results graphically.
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How many quadratic functions have
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In addition to the information in (b), suppose you know that
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Consider a tank in the shape of an inverted circular cone (point down) where the tank's radius is
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Sketch a labeled picture of the tank, including a snapshot of there being water in the tank prior to the tank being completely full.
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What are some quantities that are changing in this scenario? What are some quantities that are not changing?
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Fill in the following table of values to determine how much water,
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Consider a tank in the shape of a sphere where the tank's radius is
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Sketch a labeled picture of the tank, including a snapshot of some water remaining in the tank prior to the tank being completely empty.
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What are some quantities that are changing in this scenario? What are some quantities that are not changing?
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Recall that the volume of a sphere of radius
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How long will it take for the tank to drain completely?
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Fill in the following table of values to determine how much water,
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Finally, think about how the height of the water changes in tandem with time. What is the height of the water when
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Consider the functions
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Sketch an accurate graph of the transformation
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Is the function
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Answer the following questions exactly wherever possible. If you estimate a value, do so to at least
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The average rate of change of
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Give an example of the largest interval you can find on which
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Give an example of the largest interval you can find on which
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Give an example of the largest interval you can find on which
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Without doing any computation, on which interval is the average rate of change of
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In general, how would you characterize the locations on the sine and cosine graphs where the functions are increasing or decreasingly most rapidly?
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Consider a spring-mass system where the weight is hanging from the ceiling in such a way that the following is known:
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Consider a spring-mass system where a weight is resting on a frictionless table. We let
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Determine the exact period, amplitude, and midline of each of the following functions. In addition, state the range of each function, any horizontal shift that has been introduced to the graph, and identify an anchor point. Make your conclusions without consulting Desmos, and then use the program to check your work.
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A weight is placed on a frictionless table next to a wall and attached to a spring that is fixed to the wall. From its natural position of rest, the weight is imparted an initial velocity that sets it in motion. The weight then oscillates back and forth,
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What is the greatest distance the weight is displaced from the wall? What is the least distance the weight is displaced from the wall? What is the range of
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Determine the average rate of change of
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Determine each of the following values or points exactly.
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Use your work in (a), (b), and (c) to label the noted point in each of
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Compute the value of
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The value of an automobile is depreciating. When the car is
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For each of the following prompts, give an example of a function that satisfies the stated characteristics by both providing a formula and sketching a graph.
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Click the settings icon to change the domain settings for the axes,
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How do your answers change on the interval
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According to a shipping company's regulations, the girth plus the length of a parcel they transport for their lowest rate may not exceed
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The goal of this activity is to understand key properties of the arcsine function in a way similar to our discussion of the arccosine function in
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Using
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Determine the following values exactly:
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On the axes provided in
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True or false:
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The goal of this activity is to understand key properties of the arctangent function.
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Using
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Determine the following values exactly:
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A plot of the restricted tangent function on the interval
- Complete the following sentence:
+ Complete the following sentence:
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as
.
+ as
.
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In this activity, we investigate how a sum of two angles identity for the sine function helps us gain a different perspective on the average rate of change of the sine function.
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Recall that for any function
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+
Let
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Apply the sum of two angles identity for the sine function,
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Explain why your work in (a) and (b) together with some algebra shows that
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In calculus, we move from average rate of change to instantaneous rate of change by letting
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-- -
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In this activity, we develop the standard properties of the cotangent function,
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Complete
+
In which quadrants is
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At what
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What is the domain of the cotangent function? What is its range?
+
Sketch an accurate, labeled graph of
+
On intervals where the function is defined at every point in the interval, is
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What is the period of the cotangent function?
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How would you describe the relationship between the graphs of the tangent and cotangent functions?
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u
for any value at which
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In this activity, we develop the standard properties of the cosecant function,
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Complete
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In which quadrants is
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At what
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What is the domain of the cosecant function? What is its range?
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Sketch an accurate, labeled graph of
+
What is the period of the cosecant function?
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for any value at which
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Suppose that
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In each of the following scenarios involving a right triangle, determine the exact values of as many of the remaining side lengths and angle measures (in radians) that you can. If there are quantities that you cannot determine, explain why. For every prompt, draw a labeled diagram of the situation.
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A right triangle with hypotenuse
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A right triangle with non-right angle
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A right triangle where one of the non-right angles has measure
+
A right triangle with hypotenuse
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A right triangle with legs of length
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A right triangle where one of the non-right angles has measure
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Consider right triangle
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Explain why
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What is the value of the ratio
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What is the value of
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Use your conclusions in (b) and (c) to express the values of
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We want to determine the distance between two points
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Surveyors are trying to determine the height of a hill relative to sea level. First, they choose a point to take an initial measurement with a sextant that shows the angle of elevation from the ground to the peak of the hill is
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Using the right triangle with the
+
Using the right triangle with the
+
Our work in (a) and (b) results in a system of two equations in the two unknowns
+
Solve the equation from (c) to find the exact value of
+
Use your preceding work to solve for
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If the surveyors' initial measurements were taken from an elevation of center
of the hill that lies directly under the peak.
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The top of a
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Supertall
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Consider the functions
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On the same axes as the plot of
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Is it possible to view the function
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On the same axes as the plot of
+
Now consider the function
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-- -
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Let the height function for a ball tossed vertically be given by
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Compute the value of
+
What are the units on the quantity
+
In Desmos, plot the function
+
Work by hand to find the equation of the line through the points
+
What is a geometric interpretation of the value
+
How do your answers in the preceding questions change if we instead consider the interval
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+
Consider the functions
-
+
Let
+
Let
+
Are there any values of
+
Let
+
Let
+
Are there any values of
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+
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Let
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+
Let
+
Recall
+
Let
+
Suppose that
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Use
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If we hear snowy tree crickets chirping at a rate of
+
If the outside temperature is
+
Is the model valid for determining the number of chirps one should hear when the outside temperature is
+
Suppose that in the morning an observer hears
+
Dolbear's Law is known to be accurate for temperatures from
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+
Recall that
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Show that it is possible to solve the equation
+
Note that the equation
+
Find the simplest expression that you can for the composite function
+
Find the simplest expression that you can for the composite function
+
Why are the functions
-
-
+
Let
+
Let
+
Determine
+
Consider the function
+
Determine
+
What do all three examples above have in common? How do they differ?
- -+
For the function
+
A water balloon is tossed vertically from a fifth story window. Its height,
-
+
Execute appropriate computations to complete both of the following tables.
+
What pattern(s) do you observe in
+
Explain why
+
What is the average velocity of the water balloon in the final second before it lands? How does this value compare to the average velocity on the time interval
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Suppose that a rectangular aquarium is being filled with water. The tank is
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What are some different quantities that are changing in this scenario?
+
After
+
How much water is in the tank and how deep is the water after
+
How long will it take for the tank to be completely full? Why?
-
+
Open a new Desmos graph and define the function
-
+
In Desmos,
define the function
+
Explore by moving the slider for
+
Next,
define the function
+
Move the slider for
+
Now define the function
+
Move the slider for
+
Finally, click on the icons next to
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+
If we consider the unit circle in
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+
What is the exact value of
+
Complete the following table with the exact values of
+
What is the exact value of
+
Give four different values of
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+
+
Let
-
-
-
-
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-
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In the context of the ferris wheel pictured in
+
Further, assume that the circumference of the ferris wheel is
-
+
Recall that the circumference,
+
How high is the cab after it has traveled
+
How much distance along the circle has the cab traversed at the moment it first reaches a height of
+
Can
+
Can
+
Why do you think the curve shown at right in
-
+
In
-
+
Label each of the subsequent points on the unit circle with the exact distance they lie counter-clockwise away from
+
Which distance along the unit circle corresponds to
- One way to measure angles is connected to the arc length along a circle. For an angle whose vertex is at
+ One way to measure angles is connected to the arc length along a circle. For an angle whose vertex is at
+
Suppose that
+
What is the radian measure that corresponds to a
-
+
Open a new Desmos worksheet and define the following functions:
-
+
By experimenting with the value of
+
Similarly, experiment to find a value of
+
For the value of
+
For the value of
+
Given any exponential function of the form
-
+
Suppose that at age
+
Let
-
+
Determine
+
Note that if a quantity depreciates
+
Based on the patterns in your computations in (a) and (b), determine formulas for
+
Use Desmos to define
-
+
In the following questions, we investigate how
-
+
Write
+
What is the simplest possible way to write
+
Explain why each of the following three equal signs is valid in the sequence of equalities:
-
-
+
Let
-
+
Complete
+
Why does
+
Since
+
What are the domain and range of the function powers of 10
function, which is given by
-
-
-
-
+
+
says the exact same thing as writing
. In words, where
-
-
-
+
+
+
In Desmos, define
-
+
Set
- Follow the directions for (a) again, this time with
+
+ Follow the directions for (a) again, this time with
Set
+
When
-
+
In each of the following situations, determine the exact value of the unknown quantity that is identified.
-
+
The temperature of a warming object in an oven is given by
+
The temperature of a cooling object in a refrigerator is modeled by
+
Later in this section, we'll learn that one model for how a population grows over time can be given by a function of the form
+
Suppose that
-
+
Complete each of the following statements with an appropriate number or the symbols
-
- As
+ As
- As
+ As
- As
+ As
- As
+ As
- As
+ As
- As
+ As
- As
+ As
-
+
A piece of cardboard that is
-
+
Let
+
Determine a formula for the function
+
What familiar kind of function is
+
If we start with a small positive value for
+
What are the zeros of
-
+
Point your browser to the Desmos worksheet at
-
+
What is the largest number of distinct points at which
+
Recall from
+
What other numbers of zeros are possible for
- We say that a function has a
+ We say that a function has a
+
What is the largest number of turning points that
+
What other numbers of turning points are possible for
+
What long-range behavior is possible for
+
What happens when we plot
-
+
Consider the rational function
-
+
Reasoning algebraically, for what values of
+
Again reasoning algebraically, for what values of
+
Define
+
Why does
+
Why does
+
Why does
+
Plot
-
+
A drug company
-
+
Determine a formula for a function
+
The drug company needs to sell the drug at a price of more than $2500 per gram in order to at least break even. To investigate how they might set prices, they first consider what their average cost per gram is. What is the total cost of producing
+
What is the total cost of producing
+
Our computations in (b) and (c) naturally lead us to define the
+
Explain why another formula for
+
What can you say about the long-range behavior of
-
average cost per gram
function,
+
Consider a right triangle that has one leg of length
-
+
Sketch a labeled picture of the triangle.
+
What is the exact length of the triangle's hypotenuse?
+
What is the exact value of
+
Rewrite your equation from (c) using the arcsine function in the form
+
What special angle from the unit circle is
-
+
Consider the plot of the standard cosine function in
+
Let
-
+
What is the domain of
+
What is the range of
+
Does
+
Explain why
+
We know that
+
Determine the exact values of
-
+
Consider a right triangle with hypotenuse of length
+
For each of the following situations, sketch a right triangle that satisfies the given conditions, and then either determine the requested missing information in the triangle or explain why you don't have enough information to determine it. Assume that all angles are being considered in radian measure.
-
+
The length of the other leg of a right triangle with hypotenuse of length
+
The lengths of the two legs in a right triangle with hypotenuse of length
+
The length of the other leg of a right triangle with hypotenuse of length
+
The lengths of the two legs in a right triangle with hypotenuse
+
The length of the other leg of a right triangle with hypotenuse of length
+
The measures of the two angles in a right triangle with hypotenuse of length
-
+
Through the following questions, we work to understand the special values and overall behavior of the tangent function.
-
+
Without using computational device,
find the exact value of
+-->
Why is
+
Point your browser to
+
At the top of the input lists on the left side of the
Desmos worksheet,
click the circle to highlight the function
+
What is the domain of
+
What is the period of
+
What is the range of
-
zero-y-Oh
) to find a Desmos
@@ -80,36 +85,27 @@
-
-
According to the US census,
- the populations of Kent and Ottawa Counties in Michigan where GVSU is located
Let
Compute
What are the units on each of the quantities you computed in (a.)?
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Write a careful sentence that explains the meaning of the average rate of change of the Ottawa county population on the time interval
Which county had a greater average rate of change during the time interval
Using the given data, what do you predict will be the population of Ottawa County in 2018? Why?
diff --git a/source/activities/act-changing-aroc-trends.xml b/source/activities/act-changing-aroc-trends.xml
index 557a4e8d..77cb897a 100755
--- a/source/activities/act-changing-aroc-trends.xml
+++ b/source/activities/act-changing-aroc-trends.xml
@@ -16,11 +16,11 @@
- Let's consider two different functions and see how different computations of their average rate of change tells us about their respective behavior. Plots of
Consider the function
Consider the function
- On the graphs in
True or false: Since
Give an example of a function that has the same average rate of change no matter what interval you choose.
diff --git a/source/activities/act-changing-functions-is-it.xml b/source/activities/act-changing-functions-is-it.xml
index 28d94c7b..7a6e48c5 100755
--- a/source/activities/act-changing-functions-is-it.xml
+++ b/source/activities/act-changing-functions-is-it.xml
@@ -20,20 +20,20 @@
- The relationship between
The relationship between a car's velocity and its odometer, where we attempt to view the car's odometer reading as a function of its velocity.
@@ -60,13 +60,13 @@
The relationship between
-
+
What is the height of the water when
What is the domain of the model
How much water is in the tank when the tank is full? What is the range of the model
- We will frequently use a graphing utility to help us understand function behavior, and strongly recommend
In
How does the model
What values of
What is the domain of the function
Determine and interpret (with appropriate units) the values
@@ -67,10 +67,10 @@
- Can you determine a value of
The summit of Africa's largest peak, Mt.
- Kilimanjaro
Suppose that the amount of ice cover at the peak of Mt.
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What do the slope and
If the model holds further into the future,
@@ -74,7 +71,7 @@
In light of your work above,
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The main context of the sequence of questions in this activity comes from Exercise 30 on p.
The line with slope
The line passing through the points
The line passing through
- Explain why the function
- Find a formula for the linear function shown in
A town's population initially has
A different town's population
A spherical tank is being drained with a pump. Initially the tank is full with
A conical tank is being filled in such a way that the height of the water in the tank,
Suppose we know that a
Sketch a labeled picture of the tank, including a snapshot of there being water in the tank prior to the tank being completely full.
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
What are some quantities that are changing in this scenario? What are some quantities that are not changing?
@@ -40,14 +40,14 @@
Fill in the following table of values to determine how much water,
Finally, think about how the height,
Sketch a labeled picture of the tank, including a snapshot of some water remaining in the tank prior to the tank being completely empty.
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@
Recall that the volume of a sphere of radius
Fill in the following table of values to determine how much water,
Finally, think about how the height of the water changes in tandem with time. What is the height of the water when
What are the units on the quantity
In Desmos, plot the function
Work by hand to find the equation of the line through the points
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@
What is a geometric interpretation of the value
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@
How do your answers in the preceding questions change if we instead consider the interval
diff --git a/source/previews/PA-changing-functions-crickets.xml b/source/previews/PA-changing-functions-crickets.xml
index 8b54a68c..5982d9cc 100755
--- a/source/previews/PA-changing-functions-crickets.xml
+++ b/source/previews/PA-changing-functions-crickets.xml
@@ -16,14 +16,14 @@
- Use
- If we hear snowy tree crickets chirping at a rate of
Is the model valid for determining the number of chirps one should hear when the outside temperature is
Suppose that in the morning an observer hears
Dolbear's Law is known to be accurate for temperatures from
- Let
Determine
- Consider the function
Determine
What do all three examples above have in common? How do they differ?
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@
For the function
What are some different quantities that are changing in this scenario?
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@
After
How much water is in the tank and how deep is the water after
How long will it take for the tank to be completely full? Why?
diff --git a/source/sec-changing-aroc-wb.xml b/source/sec-changing-aroc-wb.xml
index 95898399..c91dc0fb 100644
--- a/source/sec-changing-aroc-wb.xml
+++ b/source/sec-changing-aroc-wb.xml
@@ -16,11 +16,10 @@
- Consider the functions
Determine the exact value of
Determine the exact value of
Consider the function
Consider the function
Do
Suppose we also know that
Consider the function
What point is the vertex of the quadratic part of
For what values of
- Sketch an accurate, labeled graph of
- For the function
Compute
Determine the most simplified expression you can for the average rate of change of
Compute
Determine the most simplified expression you can for the average rate of change of
Determine a formula for the new function
How does a plot of the function
What is the domain of the function
- Let functions
Compute each of the following quantities or explain why they are not defined.
For what value(s) of
For what value(s) of
- Recall Dolbear's function
Solve the equation
Explain in words the process or effect of the function
Use the function
Consider the equations
- The function
- The function
The function
The function
- The functions
Compute the average rate of change of
Determine
According to the model
Plot the function in Desmos
- in an appropriate window.
+ in an appropriate window. Sketch a copy of the graph here.
Use algebra to find the exact
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@
Determine the exact time the water balloon reaches its highest point and its height at that time.
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@
Compute the average rate of change of
Describe how changing the value of
Describe how changing the value of
Describe how changing the value of
Which parameter seems to have the simplest effect?
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@
Is it possible to find a formula for a quadratic function that passes through the points
How many quadratic functions have
Suppose that a quadratic function
In addition to the information in (b), suppose you know that
- Does the quadratic function
- Does the quadratic function
- Consider the functions
Sketch an accurate graph of the transformation
Sketch an accurate graph of the transformation
- Is the function
Find a formula for a function
- Consider the functions
On the same axes as the plot of
On the same axes as the plot of
Now consider the function
- Consider the functions
On the same axes as the plot of
On the same axes as the plot of
On the additional copies of the two figures below, sketch the graphs of the following transformed functions:
Describe in words how the function
- Consider the functions
Let
Let
Let
- Recall
Let
Suppose that
Show that it is possible to solve the equation
Note that the equation
Find the simplest expression that you can for the composite function
Why are the functions
- Execute appropriate computations to complete both of the following tables.
+ Execute appropriate computations to complete both of the following tables: values of the function
- What pattern(s) do you observe in
- Explain why
What is the average velocity of the water balloon in the final second before it lands? How does this value compare to the average velocity on the time interval
In Desmos,
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@
Next,
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Now define the function
Finally, click on the icons next to
The
The
The
The value of
The value of
The average rate of change of
The average rate of change of
- Use
Without doing any computation, on which interval is the average rate of change of
In general, how would you characterize the locations on the sine and cosine graphs where the functions are increasing or decreasingly most rapidly?
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@
Thinking from the perspective of the unit circle, for which quadrants of the
- Let
What is the exact value of
Complete the following table with the exact values of
- On the axes provided in
How is the graph of
- Consider the functions
On the same axes as the plot of
On the same axes as the plot of
On the additional copies of the two figures below, sketch the graphs of the following transformed functions:
Describe in words how the function
- Consider the circle pictured in
- Determine the
- By plotting the points in
- What is similar about your graph in comparison to the one in
Determine
Give an example of an interval of length
Give an example of the longest interval you can find on which
- Give an example of an interval on which
On an interval where
What general conclusions can you make about the average rate of change of a circular function on intervals near its highest or lowest points? about its average rate of change on intervals near the function's midline?
diff --git a/source/activities/act-circular-traversing-oscillator.xml b/source/activities/act-circular-traversing-oscillator.xml
index b90479f6..78da1b7e 100755
--- a/source/activities/act-circular-traversing-oscillator.xml
+++ b/source/activities/act-circular-traversing-oscillator.xml
@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@
Determine the period
What is the greatest distance the weight is displaced from the wall? What is the least distance the weight is displaced from the wall? What is the range of
Determine the average rate of change of
Based on the periodicity of the function, what is the value of
In a circle of radius
In a circle of radius
The radius of the circle in which an angle of
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The exact coordinates of the point on the circle of radius
For the
Now consider the
Suppose we consider the related
We know from the conversion factor from degrees to radians that an angle of
- Use your work in (a), (b), and (c) to label the noted point in each of
- If we consider the unit circle in
What is the exact value of
Complete the following table with the exact values of
What is the exact value of
Give four different values of
- In the context of the ferris wheel pictured in
Further, assume that the circumference of the ferris wheel is
How high is the cab after it has traveled
How much distance along the circle has the cab traversed at the moment it first reaches a height of
Can
Can
- Why do you think the curve shown at right in
- In
Label each of the subsequent points on the unit circle with the exact distance they lie counter-clockwise away from
- One way to measure angles is connected to the arc length along a circle. For an angle whose vertex is at
+ One way to measure angles is connected to the arc length along a circle. For an angle whose vertex is at
- Suppose that
Adjust your definition of
- Consider the graphs of the exponential functions
Suppose the car's value
- Using the exponential model determined in (a), determine the purchase value of the car and then use Desmosestimate when the car will be worth less than $
Suppose instead that the car's value is modeled by a linear function
A function
A function
A function
A function
A function
Dolbear's Law
.
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all real numbers
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all real numbers
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