Visually Representing Numerical Data | Splitting up the Whole with Pie Graphs | Showing the overlap with Venn Diagrams | Comparing Categories with Bar Graphs | Seeking Trends with Line Graphs | Showing Orderly Data with Histograms | Functions as Graphs in the Coordinate System

Practice Exercise 17-4 - Pre-Test Click HERE for a printer-friendly version

Please try these review problems. When you finish, compare your answers to those in the key that follows. 

  1. Take the data for X and Y in the following table and draw a graph of the straight line that results.

X

Y

-1

-3

-0.5

-2.4

0

-1.8

0.5

-1.2

1

-0.6

1.5

0

2

0.6

2.5

1.2

3

1.8

3.5

2.4

 

  1. Take the function Y = 2X + 1, finish filling in the following table, and then draw a graph of the function using the data in the table

X

Y = 2X +1

-15

2(-15)+1 = -30 + 1 = -29

-10

2(-10)+1 = -19

-5

-9

0

?

5

?

10

?

15

?

20

?

25

?

30

?

 

  1. Take the function Y = X2 – 3, fill in the following table, and draw a graph of the function.

X

Y = X2 – 3

-4

 

-3

 

-2

 

-1

 

0

 

1

 

2

 

3

 

4

 

 

  1. Take the function Y = X – X2 and compute the values for the X values ranging from –1 to 5 and draw a graph.
     
  2. Draw a graph of the function Y = .1X2 – X + 2

Now, correct Practice Exercise 17-4 using Answer Key below.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Practice Exercise 17-4 Key Click HERE for a printer-friendly version

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