Math Problem Statement

Find the average rate of change, transformations of functions, fractions, and equations for specific scenarios.

Solution

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3(A): Find the average rate of change in the number of teens with phones from age 15 to age 16.

The average rate of change is given by the formula:

Average Rate of Change=ΔyΔx=Change in Number of TeensChange in Age\text{Average Rate of Change} = \frac{\Delta y}{\Delta x} = \frac{\text{Change in Number of Teens}}{\text{Change in Age}}

From the graph:

  • At age 15, the number of teens = 341
  • At age 16, the number of teens = 430

Rate of Change=4303411615=891=89teens per year.\text{Rate of Change} = \frac{430 - 341}{16 - 15} = \frac{89}{1} = 89 \, \text{teens per year}.

Answer: The average rate of change is 89 teens per year.


3(B): Find the average rate of change in the number of teens with phones from age 17 to age 18.

From the graph:

  • At age 17, the number of teens = 580
  • At age 18, the number of teens = 530

Rate of Change=5305801817=501=50teens per year.\text{Rate of Change} = \frac{530 - 580}{18 - 17} = \frac{-50}{1} = -50 \, \text{teens per year}.

Answer: The average rate of change is -50 teens per year.


4: Write an equation for the height of the bouncy ball.

The ball falls at a rate of 30 feet per second from an initial height of 8,000 feet. The height h(t)h(t) at time tt (seconds) is given by:

h(t)=800030th(t) = 8000 - 30t

where:

  • h(t)h(t) = height at time tt,
  • 80008000 = initial height,
  • 3030 = rate of fall per second.

5: Graph the transformed function g(x)=x+3g(x) = -|x| + 3.

  • The parent function f(x)=xf(x) = |x| has a vertex at (0,0)(0, 0) and opens upward.
  • The transformed function g(x)=x+3g(x) = -|x| + 3:
    • Negative sign reflects the graph over the x-axis.
    • +3 shifts the graph upward by 3 units.

Vertex: (0,3)(0, 3).

  • The graph opens downward with slopes of 1-1 and 11.

6: Graph the transformed function h(x)=x+21h(x) = \sqrt{x + 2} - 1.

  • The parent function f(x)=xf(x) = \sqrt{x} starts at (0,0)(0, 0).
  • The transformed function h(x)=x+21h(x) = \sqrt{x + 2} - 1:
    • x+2x + 2: Shifts the graph left by 2 units.
    • 1-1: Shifts the graph downward by 1 unit.

Starting point (vertex): (2,1)(-2, -1).


7(A): 35+47\frac{3}{5} + \frac{4}{7}

To add fractions, find a common denominator:

  • LCD of 5 and 7 = 35.

[ \frac{3}{5} = \frac{21}{35}, \quad \frac{4

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Math Problem Analysis

Mathematical Concepts

Rate of Change
Function Transformations
Fractions
Linear Equations

Formulas

Average Rate of Change = (y2 - y1) / (x2 - x1)
Linear function h(t) = h0 - rt
Fraction Addition: a/b + c/d = (ad + bc) / bd
Transformation of functions: Shifts and reflections

Theorems

Linear Rate of Change
Fraction Operations
Graph Transformations

Suitable Grade Level

Grades 8-10