Linear Quadratic or Exponential
Graph Analysis
Compound vs Simple Interest
Geometric Sequences
Writing Expressions
100

Look at the three functions on the board. Which function is exponential? f(x) g(x) or h(x)

f(x)

100
Look at the board. Which function is linear?


f(x) g(x) or h(x)

g(x)

100

Simple interest 10% a year. Starting with $200. How much money will you have total after 1 year?

220

100

first term is 3. Equation is an=an-1* 4. find the third term.

48
100

Compound interest. Starting $100. Makes 12% a year. Write an expression

(100)(1.12) x

200

look at the board. Which function contains increasing and decreasing intervals?

h(x) or the quadratic

200

Exponential functions show repeated ______

Linear functions show repeated ______

Fill in the blanks on your whiteboard

Multiplication

Addition

200

Compound interest 10%. Starting with $200. How much will you have after 2 years

242

200

first term is 6. Equation is an=an-1* 5. find the 4th term.

750

200

Simple Interest. Starting 50. Makes 15$ a year.

Write an expression on your whiteboard

y = 15x + 50

300

As the x values of the functions on the board approach infinity, which will have the highest value

Exponential f(x)

300

Look at the board. Which function is quadratic?


f(x) g(x) or h(x)

h(x)

300

Compound interest. Starting 100. 8% annual. Compounded quarterly. How much will I have after 1 year?

Formula on the board

108.24

300

Explicit formula is 100,000(1/4)n-1. What is the 2nd term

25000

300

Simple interest. Starting at 50$. Makes 10% each year. Write an expression on your whiteboard.

y= 5x+ 50

400

Which function on the board has a range of all real numbers

linear or g(x)

400

Look at the board. Which function has positive and negative intervals?



g(x) or linear
400

Compound interest. Starting 350. 4% annual. Compounded monthly. How much will I have after 5 years?

Formula on the board

427.34

400

Explicit formula is 100,000(.8)n-1. What is the 4th term

51200

400

AJ is saving up for some cleats. after 1 day he has $25 saved. he makes 12% more money each day. Write an explicit formula based on his situation

Template y=a1(r)n-1

Template y=25(1.12)n-1

500

Which function on the board has the highest starting value?

h(x) quadratic

500

Look at the board. Which function has the smallest f(1) value

g(x) or linear

500

Which would you rather have after 5 years. 

Simple: Start 100, make 10% interest.

Compound: Start 90, make 10% interest.

Simple. 150 over 144

500

Write an explicit formula to describe the situation. Mr. Miller has $100 saved. He loses half of it every day.

Write your answer on the whiteboard.

Template y=a1(r)n-1

y=100(.5)n-1

500

Gage is saving up for a vacation. after 1 month he has $24 saved. he triples his savings each month more money each day. Write an recursive formula based on his situation

Template a1= __  an= (___) n-1

 a1=24  an= (3) n-1

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