Question

1 Two functions are shown below. Function A Function B x 0 3 5 y 5 3x 1 2 y 3 9 13 Which statement correctly describes the rates of change of the two functions? A The rate of change is 2 for both Function A and Function B. B The rate of change is 3 for both Function A and Function B. C The rate of change is greater for Function A than for Function B. D The rate of change is greater for Function B than for Function A.

Answer 1

Answer:

D The rate of change is greater for Function B than for Function A

Step-by-step explanation:

A function shows the relationship between a dependent variable and an independent variable. A linear function is given as y = mx + b, where m is the rate of change, y is the dependent variable, x is the independent variable and b is the value of y when x = 0.

Function B is given by y = 3x + 2. Comparing with y =mx + b gives m = 3. Therefore the rate of change of function B is 3.

Function A has x: 0, 3, 9 and y:3, 9, 13. Using the points (0,3) and (3, 9), we an get the equation of the function. The formula is:

$y-y_1=\frac{y_2-y_1}{x_2-x_1} (x-x_1)\\\\y-3=\frac{9-3}{3-0}(x-0)\\ \\y-3=2x\\\\y=2x+3$

Function A is given by y = 2x + 3. Comparing with y =mx + b gives m = 2. Therefore the rate of change of function A is 2.

The rate of change is greater for Function B than for Function A