Exponential Growth vs. Linear Growth
"Linear functions grow by [color=#9900ff][b]equal differences[/b][/color] over equal intervals. [br]Exponential functions grow by [color=#9900ff][b]equal factors[/b][/color] over equal intervals."[br][br]Source: [url=http://www.corestandards.org/Math/Content/HSF/LE/]http://www.corestandards.org/Math/Content/HSF/LE/[/url][br][br][color=#cc0000][b]Check it out![/b][/color][br]Note the growth of the exponential function when its base is 2 and compare this growth to the exponential function with base of 3. (When you make the base = 3, you may want to zoom out before sliding the slider.) [br][br]
Identifying Slope and y-intercept (1)
Fastest Growing Function?
The applet below contains a collection of 6 functions.[br]Each function is color-coded so its graph is the same color as its description & equation listed on the right. [br][br][i]Of all these listed functions, which one will eventually "beat all the others", so to speak, with respect to increasing at the fastest rate? Explain your reasoning. [/i]
Quick (Silent) Demo
Quadratic Functions Anatomy (1)
Interact with the app below by dragging the LARGE POINT. Then answer the questions that follow.
Suppose we graph the quadratic function [math]y=a\cdot x^2[/math]. [br][br]Which of the following statements are true? Check all that apply.
For the graph of [math]y=a\cdot x^2[/math], what happens when [math]a=0[/math]? Explain.
Functions Resources
[list][*][b][url=https://www.geogebra.org/m/k6Dvu9f3]Interpreting Functions[/url][/b][/*][*][b][url=https://www.geogebra.org/m/uTddJKRC]Building Functions[/url][/b][/*][*][b][url=https://www.geogebra.org/m/GMvvpwrm]Linear, Quadratic, and Exponential Functions[/url][/b][/*][*][b][url=https://www.geogebra.org/m/aWuJMDas]Trigonometric Functions[/url][/b][/*][/list]