1. 12.2A Linear and Quadratic Functions
SWBAT compare and contrast the properties of linear and quadratic functions in real situations.

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3. Two dog owners have 16 yards of fencing to build a dog run beside their house. The dog owners want the run to be in the shape of a rectangle, and they want to use the side of their house as one side of the dog run. A rough sketch of what they have in mind is shown
Complete the table to show different widths, lengths, and areas that can occur with 16 yards of fencing.
width
length
Area 2 4 6 8

4. width
length
Area 10 12 14 16

5. 2. Describe what happens to the length as the width of the dog run increases. Why do you think this happens?
As the width increases, the length has to decrease because there is only 16 ft of total fencing.
3. Describe what happens to the area as the width of the dog run increases.
As the width increases, the area increases than decreases.

6. L(w) = __________________________________

8. A(w) = __________________________________

10. Compare and Contrast
Similarities
Differences

11. Greatest Dimension
Determine the dimensions that provide the greatest area. Use the graphical representations to explain your reasoning.
The absolute max is (8, 32). So when the width is 8, the max area is 32.
A = LW
4 by 8 ft
32 = 8L
4 = L

12. The leading coefficient of a function is the numerical coefficient of the term with the greatest power. Recall that a power has two elements: the base and the exponent.
Identify the leading coefficient of each function. Then, describe how the sign of the leading coefficient affects the behavior of each graph.
The leading coefficient for the linear function is -1/2. The graph is decreasing.
The leading coefficient for the quadratic function is -1/2. The parabola opens downward.

13. Find the y-intercept of each function.
Substitute x = 0 and solve for y.

14. Reflection:
1. Describe how to determine when an equation represents
a. Linear function
b. Quadratic function
2. Describe how to determine the y-intercept given any function.