Domain and Range
Independent
Dependent
What's in a graph?
Random
100
The domain of the following graph is...
What is ALL REAL NUMBERS
100
The independent variable is located along this axis.
What is the x-axis?
100
The dependent variable is located along this axis.
What is the y-axis?
100
Describe the behavior of the graph from the years 1999 to 2001
What is "as the years increase from 1999 to 2001, the number of animals is also increasing from 200 to 500 animals.
100
The standard quadratic equation is...
What is y=ax2+bx+c?
200
The range of the following graph is...
What is y is greater than or equal to -4
200
Jack and Jill ran up a hill to fetch a pail of water. The time it took them to reach the top of the hill depended on how fast they ran. The independent variable is
What is "how fast they ran" or "speed"?
200
Jack and Jill ran up a hill to fetch a pail of water. The time it took them to reach the top of the hill depended on how fast they ran. The dependent variable is
What is "time"?
200
Describe the behavior of the graph from 2002 to 2003.
What is "As the years increase from 2002 to 2003, the number of animals decreases from 600 to 400 animals.
200
The standard linear equation is...
What is "y=mx+b"?
300
The domain of y=x2+2x+1
What is all real numbers?
300
Three little kittens went out in the snow to play. One by one they lost their mittens and their mother grew increasingly upset with them. What is the independent variable?
What is "the number of mittens the kittens lost"?
300
Three little kittens went out in the snow to play. One by one they lost their mittens and their mother grew increasingly upset with them. What is the dependent variable?
What is the level of how upset the mother is?
300
Describe the behavior of the "low temperature" graph
What is "On Monday, the low temperature for the day is around 70 degrees F. As the week progresses, the temperature slowly decreases to 65 degrees F on Wednesday before drastically dropping to 54 degrees on Thursday. The Low temperature then increase to 60 degrees on Friday.
300
The definition of domain and range is...
What is "domain is set of x values and range is the set of y values"?
400
The range of y=x2+2x+1
What is y is greater than or equal to 0.
400
"A famous trumpet man from out Chicago way" could play the trumpet for hours on end. The more he practiced, the better he got at playing for the band. The independent variable is...
*Bonus points for knowing the song that starts with this sentence.
What is "time" or "hours of practice"?
Bonus: What is "Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy"?
400
"A famous trumpet man from out Chicago way" could play the trumpet for hours on end. The more he practiced, the better he got at playing for the band. The dependent variable is...
What is the trumpet man's skill/ability?
400
Draw a graph that could fit this description:
Judy completes a 5 mile run on Monday and continues to run 5 miles each day until on Thursday, she ran 10 miles. On Friday she decides to only run 1 mile.
Answers may vary in scale.
400
The vertex form is y=a(x-h)2+k. Which of these letters make up the actual vertex point?
What is "(h,k)"?
500
What is the value of the "a" coefficient of the quadratic equation y=ax2+bx+c if the graph is reflected?
What is negative?
500
The Andrews sisters were an iconic trio that sang together throughout decades long careers. Their popularity increased only if they sang on multiple radio stations. The more radio stations that played their songs, the more popular they became. The independent variable is...
What is "number of radio stations"?
500
The Andrews sisters were an iconic trio that sang together throughout decades long careers. Their popularity increased only if they sang on multiple radio stations. The more radio stations that played their songs, the more popular they became. The dependent variable is...
Bonus: They were the most popular during this 20th century decade...
What is "popularity"?
Bonus: What is "the 1930s"?
500
Draw a graph that can fit this description:
The average cost of gasoline each month in Bedford tended to fluctuate in the colder months. In January the average gasoline price was $2.50 and steadily decreased until May when it was $2.10. Then, it increased to $2.20 in July at which it finally remained steady until December when it spiked back to $2.50.
Answers may vary in scale.
500
The vertex formula of a quadratic equation is...
What is y=-b/2a?