Linear Functions
Exponential Functions
Quadratic Functions
Comparing Functions
Random Trivia
100
What is the equations for a linear function?
y=mx+b
100
What is the equation of an Exponential Function?
y=a(b)x
100
What is the parent (basic) function a quadratic function?
y=x2
100
What type of functions are listed below
a) y = 2x + 4
b) y = x2 + 4
a) linear
b) quadratic
100
In a website browser address bar, what does "www" stand for?
World Wide Web
200
What is the general shape of a linear function?
a straight line
200
use your board to draw the general shape of an exponential function.
200
What is the general shape of a quadratic function? Vocabulary Word
Parabola
200
What is the operation for how each function changes
a) linear
b)quadratic
c)exponential
a) + or -
b) mirrored
c) Mulitplying or Dividing
200
What is the tiny piece at the end of a shoelace called?
An aglet
300
What does the "m" stand for in a linear function?
m = slope
300
What is special about the 'x' in an exponential function?
"x" is in the exponent
300
What is the highest degree of a quadratic function?
Equations should have a power of 2
300
Give 3 descriptions of the graph
Quadratic, Negative, Vertex (1,4), Maximum 4,
Two zeros = -1 and 3, D: All real numbers, R: y less than or equal to 4
300
Honeybees use this geometric shape when constructing their hives as a way of maximizing space in a mathematically efficient way.
A hexagon
400
What does the "b" stand for in a linear function?
b = y-intercept
400
What does the "a" stand for in an exponential equation?
y=a(b)^x
Y-intercept
400
What is the turning point of a parabola called?
Vertex
400
Give the type of function and its starting value
4(0.9)x
Exponential
y-intercept = 4 or (0,4)
400
How many bones do sharks have?
Zero!
500
What is another way we call SLOPE?
Constant Rate of Change or Rise over Run
500
Name the vocabulary word that describes the line the an exponential functions never crosses
Horizontal Asymptote
500
What does the acronym ZRXS mean?
Zeros, Roots, X-intercepts, Zeros
500
What is the line that divides the parabola in half?
The axis of symmetry
500
What is
sqrt(4489)
67