Lesson 5
Distance To and Distance From
- Let’s represent the same situation in different ways.
5.1: Saving Up
Kiran is saving up to buy a game for $22. He starts with no money saved and adds $1.50 to his savings each week. Both of these graphs represent the situation.
Describe what x and y represent on each graph.
5.2: A Walk to the Park, or a Walk Away from Home?
- A person is walking from home to a park that is 2,473 feet away. They are walking
280 feet per minute.
- How far away from home are they after 0, 1, 2, 3, 5, t minutes?
minutes 0 1 2 3 5 t distance from home - How far away from the park are they after 0, 1, 2, 3, 5, t minutes?
minutes 0 1 2 3 5 t distance from park
- How far away from home are they after 0, 1, 2, 3, 5, t minutes?
- Create an equation that relates t to:
- the distance from home
- the distance from the park
- Create a rough sketch of a graph of each equation. Label the coordinates of any
horizontal or vertical intercepts.
- Which is the closest to the number of minutes it takes the person to reach the park: 6, 8, 9, or 12? Explain how you know.
5.3: Walking to School
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A person walks from home to school. The function d(t) = 250t gives the distance from home as a function of time, t, in minutes. The school is 4,000 feet from home.
- How far does the person walk in 30 seconds?
- Here are two tables representing the person’s walk. How are the tables alike? How are they different?
- Complete the tables.
time (minutes) 0 1 2 3 4 t distance from home (feet) 0 250 500 time (minutes) 0 1 2 3 4 t distance from school (feet) 4,000 3,750 3,500
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The square of a number refers to the product of the number and itself. For example, the square of 3 is 9, because 3^2=9. Complete the table showing squares and positive square roots of different numbers.
n 4 8 0.8 \frac{1}{10} 12 n^2 16 81 1.96 256 \frac{1}{289} 400