Analyzing Function Graphs
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Objective
I can make real world inferences by analyzing a function's graph.
Part 1 of 3
Warm-up video
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Part 2 of 3
Practice
7 questions
Define x-intercept and y-intercept. Explain how they can be useful in understanding a real-world scenario represented by a graph.
Describe what it means for a function to be increasing or decreasing. How is this visually represented on a graph, and what real-world information can you infer from these trends?
Part 3 of 3
Exit ticket
Quick comprehension check
“Imagine a graph represents the profit of a company over a year. How would identifying the x-intercepts (if any) of this graph be useful for understanding the company's financial performance? Suppose a graph represents the speed of a car over a period of time. Without seeing the graph, explain how you would determine when the car was accelerating (speeding up) based on the concepts of increasing and decreasing functions. Think of a graph that represents the height of a ball thrown into the air. How would you identify the relative maximum on this graph, and what would that point represent in terms of the ball's trajectory?”
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