Lesson 13
Absolute Value Functions (Part 1)
Problem 1
A group of ten friends played a number guessing game. They were asked to pick a number between 1 and 20. The person closest to the target number wins. The ten people made these guesses:
guess | 2 | 15 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 19 | 20 | 5 | 7 | 9 |
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absolute guessing error |
- The actual number was 14. Complete the table with the absolute guessing errors.
- Graph the guess and absolute guessing errors.
- Is the absolute guessing error a function of the guess? Explain how you know.
Solution
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Problem 2
Bags of walnuts from a food producer are advertised to weigh 500 grams each. In a certain batch of 20 bags, most bags have an absolute error that is less than 4 grams.
Could this scatter plot represent those 20 bags and their absolute errors? Explain your reasoning.
Solution
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Problem 3
The class guessed how many objects were placed in a mason jar. The graph displays the class results, with an actual number of 47.
Suppose a mistake was made, and the actual number is 45.
Explain how the graph would change, given the new actual number.
Solution
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Problem 4
Function \(D\) gives the height of a drone \(t\) seconds after it lifts off.
Sketch a possible graph for this function given that:
- \(D(3)=4\)
- \(D(10)=0\)
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\(D(5)>D(3)\)
Solution
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(From Unit 4, Lesson 3.)Problem 5
The population of a city grew from 23,000 in 2010 to 25,000 in 2015.
- What was the average rate of change during this time interval?
- What does the average rate of change tell us about the population growth?
Solution
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(From Unit 4, Lesson 7.)Problem 6
Here is the graph of a function.
Which time interval shows the largest rate of change?
From 0 to 2 seconds
From 0 to 3 seconds
From 4 to 5 seconds
From 6 to 8 seconds
Solution
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(From Unit 4, Lesson 7.)Problem 7
Here are the graphs of \(L(x)\) and \(R(x)\).
- What are the values of \(L(0)\) and \(R(0)\)?
- What are the values of \(L(2)\) and the \(R(2)\)?
- For what \(x\)-values is \(L(x)=7\)?
- For what \(x\)-values is \(R(x)=7\)?
Solution
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(From Unit 4, Lesson 12.)Problem 8
Select all systems that are equivalent to this system of equations: \(\begin {cases} \begin{align} 4x+5y&=1\\x- \hspace{2mm}y&=\frac38 \end{align} \end{cases}\)
\(\begin {cases} \begin{align} 4x+5y&=1\\4x- 4y&=\frac32 \end{align} \end{cases}\)
\(\begin {cases} \begin{align} x+\frac54y&=\frac14\\x- \hspace{2mm}y&=\frac38 \end{align} \end{cases}\)
\(\begin {cases} \begin{align} 4x+5y&=1\\5x- 5y&=3 \end{align} \end{cases}\)
\(\begin {cases} \begin{align} 8x+10y&=2\\8x- \hspace{2mm}8y&=3\end{align} \end{cases}\)
\(\begin {cases} \begin{align} x+y&=\frac15\\x- y&=\frac38 \end{align} \end{cases}\)
Solution
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(From Unit 2, Lesson 16.)