In class, we did two different experiments, each resulting in a linear equation.
QUESTION ONE WILL BE TURNED IN TO ME ON MONDAY, EITHER BY E-MAIL OR HANDED TO ME IN CLASS.
1. Find some real life instance that can be described in a linear fashion. For this question to be complete, you must:
Explain the situation that you are trying to model (for example, ours would have been looking at the time it takes a group of people to say their names)
explain the independent and dependent variables
either gather or find enough data to make a graph showing the linear trend (in some cases, like change over time, you should be able to find information on the internet. For things that are more direct to your lives, you may need to actually collect a little bit of data. Have fun with it)
Create a line of best fit following the methods discussed in class.
Create a scenario and extrapolate out, using the line of best fit that you created (like we did with 250 marbles)
2. The attached sheet has some data graphs. For each one:
Explain what is being compared.
Identify the dependent and independent variables.
Find a line of best fit using the methods described in class
Answer the questions connected
Make sure to print out part 2, as we will use those graphs as examples in our next class.