Modeling with Functions Answers

Janis was offered two different jobs when she graduated from college. She made the graph and table to show how much she would earn over time at each job.Earnings over Time for Job 1Earnings over Time for Job 2When will Janis’s salary be the same for job 1 and job 2, and how much will she be earning at that point?

A new car sells for $25,000. The value of the car decreases by 15% each year. What is the approximate value of the car 5 years after it is purchased?

A rectangle with constant area has possible lengths and widths as shown in the table below. Width vs. Length of a RectangleWidth (w)Length (l)237.5418.75612.589.375Which equation can be used to find any corresponding length and width that fit the pattern in this table?

Which type of function best models the data in the table below?xy244268110

The pressure of a fixed volume of a certain gas is related to its temperature as shown in the table below.Temperature of Gas vs. Pressure Temperature (in degrees Celsius)Pressure (in pascals)44915293609568977699Which type of function best models the data in the table?

Jordan uses a linear equation to model the data in a table. Which reasoning might Jordan have used in the decision to model the data with a linear equation?

The graph below represents the path of a grasshopper as it jumps.Which type of function models the data on the graph?

A science teacher wrote the table of values below.Amount of Hydrogen vs. pHAmount of Hydrogen, x(in moles per liter)pH, f(x)12345Which function models the data in the table?

The height of an object after it is released can be modeled by the function , where t is the number of seconds after the object is released, v is the upward speed in feet per second at release, and s is the starting height in feet. If a quarterback throws a ball from his hand 6 feet in the air at an upward speed of 25 feet per second, how much time does his teammate have to catch the ball?

The time, in seconds, that it takes a pendulum to swing back and forth is modeled by the equation below., where l is the length of the pendulum in feetWhat is the approximate length of a pendulum that takes seconds to swing back and forth?