Pythagorean Theorem
The man the Pythagorean Theorem is named after
Who is Pythagoras?
What value does the starting number in scientific notation have to be less than?
10.
How many outputs can a function have based on any input?
A function can have only ONE output.
The relationship between time and the height of a tree.
This is a linear relationship.
Find the value of 42.
16.
The formula for the Pythagorean Theorem
What is a2 + b2 = c2?
Write the expanded form of 2 x 103.
2,000.
Does the following word scenario represent a function: a football game is broadcast to 60 million homes.
No, because one input (a football game) has 60 million outputs.
The relationship between the tide height and the moon cycles.
This is a non-linear relationship.
Teddy and Flip are who?
My cats.
This value is the hypotenuse of a right triangle with legs of 3 and 4.
What is 5?
Write the number 0.020 in scientific notation.
2 x 10-2
Is the following equation a function: x = 4
No, because it is a vertical line.
This has NO relationship.
What is the square root of 144?
12.
Can I use the Pythagorean Theorem on a triangle with an angle of 120 degrees?
Why is scientific notation important?
Scientific notation is important to us because we use it to write very large numbers as well as very small numbers.
Is the expression y = 10 a function?
Yes, it represents a horizontal line.
The relationship between your love of mathematics and time :-)
answers will vary :-(
Imagine a circle on a graph. Is that a function?
No, it fails the vertical line test.
The job function of the radical symbol is to do what to a number?
Take the square root.
Give an example of a number in scientific notation.
Answers will vary.
Answers will vary.
If I have $400 in my pocket for Lollapalooza, and I spend $100 a day on food and stuff, at the end of the festival I have $0. Is this a negative or positive linear relationship?
Negative.
Will the number 5.6789 x 10-20 be very large or very small? Explain.
It will be very small because the exponent of the 10 is a large, negative number.