Slope+teaching+using+patterns+and+functions

How to describe a pattern as a function. 1. Determine the increase of each step. 2. Determine the value of step zero by subtracting the increase from step 1. 3. Write your function. Y = (increase)(X) + (Zero Step)

Example pattern: 1, 3, 5, 7 1. Pattern increases by 2 2. 1 minus 2 = -1 3. Function is Y = 2X - 1

. Functions: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 11, 12, & 14.
 * 1) 4..........................9/5-8
 * Complete T-charts and Graphs for 9 of the patterns listed above from assignment #2.
 * Determine steps 4, 5, “step n” and step 17 or 10 for the above functions.

Functions: A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, J, K, L, O, P, & R. T-Charts and Graphs should be drawn like pictured below. (Or you can print this picture.) Lines from three T-Charts should be put on one graph.
 * 1) 3..........................9/3-4
 * Complete T-charts and Graphs for all of the patterns in assignment #1.
 * Determine “step n” and step 17 for functions A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, J, K, & L
 * For functions O, P, & R only fill out the T-chart and Graph for steps 1-5

Functions: 1 through 16
 * 1) 2..........................8/29-2
 * Draw steps Draw steps 4 & 5 for 1 through 6
 * Number of units in steps 4, 5, 6, & 10 for 1 through 16
 * Hypothesis for each function: Goes up by ............and starts with..............

Functions: A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, O, P, & R.
 * 1) 1..........................8/25-28
 * Draw steps 4, 5, & 10.
 * Number of units in steps 4, 5, & 10.
 * Hypothesis for each function: Goes up by ...........and starts with .............