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Rate of Change and Initial Value
#1

Find the rate of change

y=2x+5

2

#2

What is the initial value and the rate of change in the equation

y=1/2x+3

Rate of change is 1/2

Initial value is 3

#3

What is the rate of change and the initial value for the equation below?

y-3=4x

The rate of change is 4

The initial value is 3

#4

What is the inital value and the rate of change for the equation

y=4x

The initial value is 0

The rate of change is 4

#5

What is the inital value and rate of change for the equation?

3y=x+9

The inital value is 3

The rate of change is 1/3

Increasing and Decreasing Intervals
#1

How many times does this graph increase?

2

#2

  How many times does this graph decrease?

2

#3

How many decreasing intervals are there in the blue line?

9

#4

How many increasing intervals are ther in this graph?

7

#5

True or False? This graph has both increasing and decreasing intervals.

True

Linear and Nonlinear Functions
#1

What kind of function is this 

y=x4

Nonlinear

#2

Is this a linear or nonlinear function?

y=4x+7

It is linear

#3

Is this linear or nonlinear? 

Nonlinear 

#4

Why is one line linear and one line nonlinear? 

 

One line is linear because is is a straight line. The other line is nonlinear because it is not a straight line. 

#5

Is the equation linear or nonlinear?

4y=x+20

The equation is linear

Defining a Linear Function Rule
#1

Give a real world situation that matches this function. y=2x+10 

Example: Your mom lets you gives 10 dollaors and your allowance $2 dollars a day. 

#2

A box office is selling concert tickets for $6 each. 

What is the function rule? p for the price and t for the ticket. 

p=6t 

#3

Your neighbor is making cupcakes and she sarted with 15 dollars for change and gets 1 dollar every minute. 

What is the function rule?

y=x+15

#4

A gardener used a hose to refill the tank when it reaches 6 gallons. The hose filled the tank at a rate of 7 gallons per minute.

What is the linear function rule?

y=7x+6

#5

A model train passes its model depot at time=0. After 3 minutes, the train has traveled a distance of 132 ft along the track.

What is the linear function rule?

t=44x

Random Math
#1

Anwser the multiplication problem 

(8x7)/2 

1,568

#2

Is the answer of 12 x -7 a positive or negative number ?

its negative

#3

Figure out the tip of a dinner bill of $205.50, which has a tip of 20%

$246.60

#4

Whats the answer? 

102x+4x+209x+-4x+-10x

301x

#5

What is an initial value?

An initial value is the place in which the line cross the x-axis

Final Question

How can you tell if the graph is a function?

You can tell by using the horizontal line test.