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100

X   1   2   3   4

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Y   5   10   15   20

Is this linear or nonlinear?

Linear

100

{(5,3), (-4,1), (2,-5), (3,-4)}

State the range.

{3, 1, -5,-4}

100

f(2) if f(x)=x-4

-2

100

Number of months          Money saved($)

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3                                   110

4                                   130

5                                   150

6                                   170

Find and interpret the rate of change and the initial value.  

The rate of change is $20 each month. The initial value is $50.

100

A zebra's main predator is a lion. Lions can run at a speed of 53 feet per second over short distances. The table below shows the speed of a zebra. Compare their speeds.

Time          1       2       4        8         

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Distance    59    118   236    472


59>53 so the zebra is faster than the lion.

200

Tickets to the football game cost $10 per person. Are the tickets a linear or nonlinear function of tickets sold?

 Linear

200

{(2,6), (-4,-8), (-3,6), (0,4)}

State the domain.

{2,-4,-3,0}

200

f(-3) if f(x)=2x+1

-5

200

Joan has some photos in her photo album. Each week she plans to add 12 photos. Joan had 120 photos after 8 weeks. Assume the relationship is linear. Find and interpret the rate of change and initial value. 

The rate of change is 12 photos. The initial value is 24 photos.

200

Lorena's mother needs to rent a truck to move some furniture. The cost to rent a truck from two different companies in the tables. Which company should she use to rent the truck for 40 miles?

cross town movers

miles     10        30

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cost ($)  35       45

Ron's Rentals

miles      10     20      30 

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cost($)   25    50       75


Cross Town Movers would cost less for 40 miles.


300

X   2   4   6   8

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Y   4   12   21   35

Is this a linear or nonlinear function?

Nonlinear function


300

{(2,7), (3,8), (4,-8), (0,6)}

State the domain. 

{2,3,4,0}

300

f(11) if f(x)= 1/2x+5

10.5

300

Number of messages    5             6          7 

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Cost ($)                      10.50    10.60    10.70

Find and interpret the rate of change and the initial value. 

$.1cost/message  initial value is $10

300

Angela and Benjamin each have a monthly cell phone bill. Angela's monthly cell phone bill is represented by the function y=015x+49, where x represents the minutes and y represents the cost. Benjamin's monthly cost is shown in the table. Compare the y-intercepts and rates of change. What will be the monthly cost for Angela and Benjamin for 200 minutes?

Minutes     0      120    200

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Cost ($)   60    72     80

Angela's cell phone bill will be $79 and Benjamin's cell phone bill will be $80.

400

X   1   4   8   10

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Y   64   16   8   6.4

Is this a linear or non linear function?

Nonlinear Function

400

{(-4,3), (2,1), (0,3), (-3,-2)

State the range.

{3,1,-2}

400

f(6) if f(x)=x-7

-1

400

Pairs     2     4     6     8

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Points   60   90    120    150

Find and interpret the rate of change and the initial value.

The rate of change is 15 so the number of points earned per pair of shoes is 15.

400

The function m=140h, where m is the miles travelers in h hours, represents the distance traveled by the first Japanese high speed train operating today in China. If you ride each train for 5 hours, how far will you travel on each?

Train Rate in China

hours       1       2        3          4         5

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miles     217    434     651      868    1085

So, you will travel 1085 miles in 5 hours on the Chinese train. 

500

X   1   4  7   10

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Y   1   16   49   51

Is this a linear or nonlinear function?

Nonlinear Function

500

{(7,9), (4,6), (0,5), (6,1)

State the domain and range.

Domain: {7,4,0,6} Range: {9,6,5,1}

500

f(9) if f(x)=x+5

14

500

Months    1    2    3    4    5    6

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Cost ($)  15  18  21  24   27   30

Find and interpret the rate of change and the initial value.

The rate of change is $3/month and the initial value is $12.

500

The number of new movies a store receives can be represented by the function m=7w+2, where m represents the number of movies and w represents the number of weeks. The number of games the same store receives is shown in the table. How many new movies and games with the store have in 6 weeks. 

week       1      2       3

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movies    3      6       9

m=44 movies and games