CHSD230 Math 1 Honors Module 4H TE

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Teacher Edition
Integrated Math 1 Honors

Module 4 Honors
Linear and Exponential Functions
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Module 4 Honors Overview

Prerequisite Concepts & Skills:
 Write recursive and explicit rules/formulas for arithmetic and geometric sequences
 Use function notation to evaluate functions
 Model sequences with a table of values and graph
Module Timeline
 This module will take approximately 12 hours plus 1 hour for an assessment of the module. Each item listed
in the table of contents is 1 block period.
Summary of the Concepts & Skills in Module 4H:

 Transition from arithmetic and geometric sequences to linear and exponential models.
 Distinguish between continuous v discrete
 Compare linear and exponential models
 Apply linear and exponential function to model situations (population)
 Solve linear and exponential equations
 Develop and use simple and compound interest formulas
 Analyze rate of change for a given context
 Represent linear equations using slope-intercept, standard, and point-slope form and identify the benefits
and ideal uses of each form
Content Standards and Standards of Mathematical Practice Covered:

 Content Standards: F.IF.3, F.IF.6, F.IF.7, F.LE.1, F.LE.2, F.LE.3, F.LE.5, F.BF.1, F.BF.2, A.SSE.1, A.SSE.3, A.CED.2,
A.REI.3
 Standards of Mathematical Practice:
1. Make sense of problems and persevere in solving them.
2. Reason abstractly and quantitatively.
3. Construct viable arguments and critique the reasoning of others.
4. Model with mathematics.
5. Use appropriate tools strategically.
6. Attend to precision.
7. Look for and make use of structure.
8. Look for and express regularity in repeated reasoning.
Materials:
 Graphing utility
Module 4H Vocabulary:
 Linear model/equation/function
 Exponential model/equation/function
 Domain
 Discrete Function
 Continuous Function
 Change Factor
 Average rate of Change
 Secant Line
 Tangent Line
 Equal differences over equal intervals
 Equal factors over equal intervals
 Point-slope form
 Simple interest
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 Compound interest
 Principal
Concepts Used In the Next Module:

 Use a context to graph and describe key features of functions
 Use tables and graphs to interpret key features of functions
 Interpret functions using notation
 Combine functions and analyze contexts using functions
 Use graphs to solve problems given in function notation
 Define function
 Identify whether or not a relation is a function given various representations

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Module 4H – Linear and Exponential Functions

4.1H Defining linear and exponential functions based upon the pattern of change and Identifying rates of change in
linear and exponential functions (F.LE.1, F.LE.2, F.IF.3)
Warm-Up: Connecting the Dots: Piggies and Pools – A Develop Understanding Task
Classroom Task: Sorting Out the Change – A Solidify Understanding Task
Ready, Set, Go Homework: Linear and Exponential Functions 4.1H
4.2H: Distinguishing between linear and exponential functions using various representations and Comparing linear
and exponential models of population (F.BF.1, F.BF.2, F.LE.1, F.LE.2, F.LE.3, F.LE.5)
Warm-Up: Linear, Exponential or Neither – A Practice Understanding Task
Classroom Task: Elvira’s Cookies – A Develop Understanding Task
4.3H Using secant lines to find the average rate of change (F.LE.2, F.LE.3, F.LE.5, F.IF.6, F.IF.7)
Classroom Task: I Can See – Can’t You? – A Solidify Understanding Task
4.4H Interpreting equations that model linear and exponential functions (A.SSE.1, A.CED.2, F.LE.5)
Warm-Up: The Tortoise and the Hare – A Practice Understanding Task
Classroom Task: Making My Point – A Solidify Understanding Task
4.5H Evaluating the use of various forms of linear and exponential equations (A.SSE.1, A.SSE.3, A.CED.2, F.LE.5)
Classroom Task: Efficiency Experts – A Solidify Understanding Task
4.6H Understanding and interpreting formulas for exponential growth and decay and Solving exponential and linear
equations (A.SSE.1, A.CED.2, A.REI.3, F.LE.5, F.IF.7)
Warm-Up: X Marks the Spot – A Practice Understanding Task
Classroom Task: Up a Little, Down a Little Continued – A Solidify Understanding Task
Ready, Set, Go Homework: Linear and Exponential Functions 4.6H & Optional Module 4 Review Homework
*Module 4 Test
Module 4 Challenge Problems

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4.1H Connecting the Dots: Piggies and Pools & Sorting Out the Change – Teacher
Notes
Develop and Solidify Understanding Tasks
4.1H Defining linear and exponential functions based upon the pattern of change and Identifying rates of change in
linear and exponential functions (F.LE.1, F.LE.2, F.IF.3)
 Warm Up: Connecting the Dots: Piggies and Pools – A Develop Understanding Task Use geometric
sequences to create representations
 Classroom Task: Sorting Out the Change – A Solidify Understanding Task Define linear and exponential
functions based on their patterns of growth
 Ready, Set, Go Homework: Linear and Exponential Functions 4.1H Recognizing arithmetic and geometric
sequences, linear rates of change, recognizing a greater rate of change when comparing two
linear/exponential functions, identifying discrete and continuous relationships, and recursive/explicit
equations of geometric sequences
Special Note to Teachers:

Problem number three in the warm up uses the ideas of compound interest, but in an informal way. Students are
expected to draw upon their past work with geometric sequences to create representations that they are familiar
with. The formula for compound interest will be developed later in the module.
Purpose:
The warm up builds upon students’ experiences with arithmetic and geometric sequences to extend to the broader
class of linear and exponential functions with continuous domains. The term “domain” should be introduced and
used throughout the whole group discussion. Students are given both a discrete and a continuous linear
function, and a discrete and a continuous exponential function. They are asked to compare these types of functions
using various representations.
The purpose of Sorting Out the Change is to define linear and exponential functions based on their patterns of
growth. In the past module, students identified arithmetic sequences by a constant difference between consecutive
terms. That idea is extended in this task to identify linear functions as those in which one quantity changes at a
constant rate per unit interval relative to the other. In the sequences module, students identified geometric
sequence as having a constant ratio between consecutive terms. In this task, they extend the idea to identify
exponential functions as those that grow or decay by equal factors over equal intervals. Students will be challenged
with several novel situations in this task, including tables that are out of order or with irregular intervals, a
constant function, and story contexts that are neither linear nor exponential.
Core Standards Focus:

F-IF3: Recognize that sequences are functions, sometimes defined recursively, whose domain is a subset of the
integers.
F-BF1: Write a function that describes a relationship between two quantities.

a. Determine an explicit expression, a recursive process, or steps from a calculation from a context.
F-LE1: Distinguish between situations that can be modeled with linear functions and with exponential functions.
F-LE2: Construct linear and exponential functions, including arithmetic and geometric sequences, given a graph, a
description of a relations, or two input-output pairs (include reading these from a table).
a. Prove that linear functions grow by equal differences over equal intervals, and that exponential
functions grow by equal factors over equal intervals.

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b. Recognize situations in which one quantity changes at a constant rate per unit interval relative to
another.
c. Recognize situations in which a quantity grows or decays by a constant percent rate per unit interval
relative to another.
Standards for Mathematical Practice:


Resource Page:
 Module 4H Forms of Linear and Exponential Equations. This is to be completed throughout the module as
each form is developed. Students should include the generic form of the equation in the left hand column
under each name.
 4.1H Resource Page printed in the student edition. This should be completed near the whole class
discussion for the Sorting Out the Change task.
Connecting the Dots: Piggies and Pools – A Develop Understanding Task

Launch:
Students completed questions 1-4 for homework. In those questions, students compared and compared tables,
graphs, and equations.
Explore:
Select student work that makes use of tables, graphs, and explicit equations. Listen for students that are
noticing that the graphs of #1 and #3 should be unconnected points, while #2 and #4 will be connected.
Discuss:
Start the discussion by asking students to present a table, graph, and equation for problem #1. Be sure that the
graph is unconnected points. Ask students what they know about the relationship described in #1. They should
know it to be an arithmetic sequence.
Next, present a table, graph, and equation for problem #2. This graph should be a solid line. If no student has a
solid line graph, use a graph that is otherwise correct and ask students to consider if it would be possible to have
points in between the ones that have been marked, based upon the current context. Once they have discussed
that the water is filling continuously, fill in the rest of the line.
Now ask students to compare the two functions. Create a chart of similarities and differences. Students should
notice that they both have a constant rate of change and that both are increasing or have a positive slope. They may
not have noticed differences, so this is the time to highlight the difference between a continuous context (water
filling) and a discrete context where pennies are added a few at a time, with no change in between. Start with how
this difference shows in the graph, and then proceed to the table. Often, students choose only whole number or
integer inputs for their tables. If this is the case, ask them if using some fractions or decimal numbers for inputs
would make sense in each of the contexts. Introduce the idea that the inputs for a function are the domain. The
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have inputs like or 3.5. That makes the domain the set of whole numbers. (Assuming she started with 5
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pennies on day 0). Discuss the domain of the function generated by problem #2. Students should recognize that it
is the time, and the water in the pool is increasing continuously as time goes on. They should also recognize that
the time measurement can’t be negative, so the domain in this case is real numbers greater than or equal to 0,
assuming that 0 is the time that they started filling the pool.
Proceed with the discussion of #3 and #4 in a similar fashion. Again emphasize that the domain of #3 is whole
numbers. Tell students that sequences have whole number domains. Functions that are not discrete are not
sequences, therefore, we do not use the terms arithmetic or geometric sequences even though they may exhibit
similar growth patterns. More work will be done in the next two tasks to define linear and exponential functions by
their patterns of growth, so the emphasis in this task needs to be on the difference between the terms discrete
and continuous.
Sorting Out the Change – A Solidify Understanding Task
Part 1:
Launch (Whole Class):
Before beginning the task, ask students how they were able to identify arithmetic and geometric sequences in the
last module. They should be able to answer that they looked for a constant difference between consecutive terms to
identify arithmetic sequences and a constant ratio between consecutive terms to identify geometric sequences. Tell
them that in this exercise they will be looking for something similar, but a little broader. The first category is equal
differences over equal intervals. The graph of a line might be given as an example. Identify two equal intervals of
some size other than 1. Then demonstrate that the change in y is equal in both intervals. From there, ask students
what equal factors/ratios over equal intervals might look like. A possible example might be a table like this:
x y
5 100
10 150
15 225
20 337.5
25 506.25
Each line of the table represents an x-interval of 5. There is no constant difference between each y-value, but the
ratio between y-values from one line to the next is 1.5.
Explore (Small Group):

Monitor students as they are working. The problems are designed to stretch student thinking about the
representations that they worked with previously. When students are stuck on a particular problem, you may
suggest that they create a different representation so they can either support their claim or to be able to
identify the type of growth that is exhibited. Listen to discussions and identify problems that are generating
statements that get to the heart of what it means to be a linear function or an exponential function, based on the
pattern of growth. Prompt students to use multiple representations if they are stuck.
Discuss (Whole Class):

Start the discussion with an interesting problem selected during the small group discussion that is
identified to have equal differences over equal intervals. Have a group show how they were able to
determine the pattern of growth. Ask the class what other problems seemed to fit into the category of
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their answer and other students to dispute the claim until they have arrived at consensus on the correct
category. At this point, tell the class that this category of functions is called “linear”. They are defined
by a pattern of growth characterized by equal differences over equal intervals. The category includes
all the sequences that were previously described as arithmetic, but is extended to continuous functions
with constant change over equal intervals. Since students have worked with linear functions previously
in Modules 1H and 2H, they may talk about a constant rate of change or the slope as a way to describe
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Conduct the next part of the discussion in a similar fashion, focusing on the functions that show a growth pattern of
equal factors over equal intervals. After a focused discussion of one of the problems and agreement on the
problems that fall into the category, tell the class that this category of functions is called “exponential”.
Exponential functions are defined by a pattern of change that is equal factors over equal intervals. Geometric
sequences are part of the larger category of exponential functions which also includes the continuous
functions that exhibit equal factors over equal intervals.
End the discussion by focusing on why problem #5 is neither linear nor exponential. Students should be clear that
there are many “regular” patterns of growth that are neither linear nor exponential.
Part 2:
Special Teacher Note:
If there is not enough time to complete Part 2, you may decide to complete it as part of the homework. Be sure to
complete the discussion for Part 2 and fill in the chart that is provided as a resource page in the student edition.

You may decide to assign different problems to each group so that there are more possibilities available for the
whole group discussion. Tell students that they will need to find the rate of change of the linear functions and the
“change factor” for the exponential functions. Tell them that since exponential functions don’t have a constant
rate of change, we identify the constant factor over the equal interval. It is called the change factor.

Monitor students as they work. Because the focus of the discussion will be on how the pattern of growth is
shown in the various representations, be alert for useful comments and discussions.

Start the whole group discussion with one of the linear functions. Have a group describe how they built each of the
representations from the one that was given and then how they found the rate of change. Then ask the class how
they could use each of the representations to find the rate of change and identify that the function is linear. At this
point, have the class complete the 4.1H Resource Page (printed in the student edition) which reviews how to
identify the rate of change (for linear functions) and the change factors (exponential functions) for multiple
representations.
If time permits, you may wish to have other groups show their problems to support and/or refine the charts. This
part of the discussion could focus on developing the idea that the rate of change is positive for increasing
linear functions and negative for decreasing linear functions. If the first linear function that was discussed was
increasing, then ask for a decreasing one to be presented (or vice versa). Then ask students how they can predict
from the rate of change whether the function is increasing or decreasing. Ask if the same is true for exponential
functions. Then have a group show an exponential function that is decreasing if the first one discussed was
increasing. Ask students how the change factor of an exponential function determines whether the function is
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Module 4H Forms of Linear Equations

When do you use this form for…
Situations in context
Form of Linear Equation Writing Equations Graphing
(i.e. story problems)
Slope Intercept Form
Point Slope Form
Standard Form
Recursive Form
Module 4H Forms of Exponential Equations

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When do you use this form for…

Situations in context
Form of Exponential Equation
(i.e. story problems) Writing Equations Graphing
Explicit Form
Recursive Form
Point Ratio Form

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4.1H Warm Up: Connecting the Dots: Piggies and Pools

A Develop Understanding Task
In your groups discuss your tables, graphs, and equations created for #1-4:
1. My little sister, Savannah, is three years old. She has a piggy bank that she wants to
fill. She started with five pennies and each day when I come home from school, she is excited when I give
her three pennies that are left over from my lunch money. Create a mathematical model for the number
of pennies in the piggy bank on day n.
2. Our family has a small pool for relaxing in the summer that holds 1500 gallons of water. I decided to fill the
pool for the summer. When I had 5 gallons of water in the pool, I decided that I didn’t want to stand outside and
watch the pool fill, so I had to figure out how long it would take so that I could leave, but come back to turn off
the water at the right time. I checked the flow on the hose and found that it was filling the pool at a rate of 2
gallons every 5 minutes. Create a mathematical model for the number of gallons of water in the pool at t
minutes.
3. I’m more sophisticated than my little sister so I save my money in a bank account that pays me 3% interest on
the money in the account at the end of each month. (If I take my money out before the end of the month, I don’t
earn any interest for the month.) I started the account with $50 that I got for my birthday. Create a
mathematical model of the amount of money I will have in the account after m months.
4. At the end of the summer, I decide to drain the swimming pool. I noticed that it drains faster when there is
more water in the pool. That was interesting to me, so I decided to measure the rate at which it drains. I found
that it was draining at a rate of 3% every minute. Create a mathematical model of the gallons of water in the
pool at t minutes.
5. Compare problems 1 and 3. What similarities do you see? What differences do you notice?

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4.1H Sorting Out the Change

A Solidify Understanding Task
Part 1:
A. Which of the following applies to the given information?

 Neither
B. Be prepared to describe the pattern of change and to tell how you found it.
1.
Type of pattern of change (circle one):
x f (x)  Equal differences over equal intervals
−30 −57  Equal factors over equal intervals
−25 −47  Neither
−20 −37
−15 −27 How I found the pattern of change:
−10 −17
−5 −7
0 3
5
2. f ( 0 )=−3, f ( n )=f ( n−1 ) ⋅
3 Type of pattern of change (circle one):
 Neither
How I found the pattern of change:
3.
x f (x) Type of pattern of change (circle one):
3 −5  Equal differences over equal intervals
3 −10  Equal factors over equal intervals
3 −20  Neither
3 15
3 35 How I found the pattern of change:
3 50

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Use the figure below to answer questions 4 and 5.
Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4
4. The pattern of change in the

perimeter of the figures from Type of pattern of change (circle one):
one step to the next.  Equal differences over equal intervals
 Neither
5. The pattern of change in the

area of the figures from one step Type of pattern of change (circle one):
to the next.
 Neither
6.
x f (x) Type of pattern of change (circle one):
0 −5  Equal differences over equal intervals
−4 −8  Equal factors over equal intervals
2 −3.5  Neither
8 1
6 −0.5 How I found the pattern of change:

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7. The algae population increases

by 3% each year. Type of pattern of change (circle one):
 Neither
8.
Type of pattern of change (circle one):
 Neither

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Part 2:
From the problems above, choose one problem with equal differences over equal intervals (from your linear
category) and one problem with equal factors over equal intervals (from your exponential category).
Add as many representations as you can to the problem you selected. For instance, if you choose problem #1 which
is a table, you should try to represent the function with a graph, an explicit equation, a recursive equation, and a
story context.
Identify the rate of change in the function. If the function is linear, identify the constant rate of change. If the
function is exponential, identify the factor of change.
Linear:
Scenario/Context:
Recursive Equation: Explicit Equation:
Table: Graph:
Explain how the rate of change appears in each of your representations.

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Exponential:
Scenario/Context:
Recursive Equation: Explicit Equation:
Table: Graph:
Explain how the rate of change appears in each of your representations.

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4.1H Resource Page
Linear Functions: Exponential Functions:

Equal Differences Over Equal Intervals Equal Factors Over Equal Intervals
Representation: We can identify the rate of change by: Representation: We can identify the change factors by:
Tables Tables
Graphs Graphs
Equations Equations

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Name: Linear and Exponential Functions 4.1H
Ready, Set, Go!
Ready
Topic: Recognizing arithmetic and geometric sequences
Predict the next 2 terms in the sequence. State whether the sequence is arithmetic, geometric,
or neither. Justify your answer.
1. 4,−20,100,−500,⋯ 2. 3,5, 8, 12, ⋯
2,500, −12,500 17, 23

Geometric, multiply by −5 Neither
3. 64, 4 , 3 , 27, ⋯ 4. 1.5,0.75, 0,−0.75, ⋯
Neither −1.5,−2.25
Arithmetic, subtract 0.75
Topic: Rates of change in linear models
Say which situation has the greatest rate of change
5. The amount of stretch in a short bungee cord stretches 6 inches when stretched by a 3 pound weight. A slinky
stretches 3 feet when stretched by a 1 pound weight.
Slinky
6. Pumping 25 gallons of gas into a truck in 3 minutes or filling a bathtub with 40 gallons of water in 5 minutes.
Pumping gas
7. Riding a bike 10 miles in 1 hour or jogging 3 miles in 24 minutes.
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Topic: Recognizing the greater rate of change when comparing 2 linear functions or 2 exponential functions.
Decide which function is growing faster.
8. 9.
10. 11.
12. a. Examine the graph at the left from 0 to 1. Which

graph do you think is growing faster?
s ( x)
b. Now look at the graph from 2 to 3. Which graph is

growing faster in this interval?
r(x)

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Set
Topic: Discrete and continuous relationships
Identify whether the following statements represent a discrete or a continuous relationship.
13. The hair on your head grows ½ inch per month. Continuous
14. For every ton of paper that is recycled, 17 trees are saved. Discrete
15. The average person laughs 15 times per day. Discrete
16. The city of Buenos Aires adds 6,000 tons of trash to its landfills every day. Continuous
Topic: Linear rates of change
Determine the rate of change in each table below.
17. 18. 19.
x y x y x y
−1 −1 −4 −4 −10 −14
0 4 5 −8
1 2 8 25 0
0
2 6 16 50 10
1 2
2 2
7
2 5
2
3
2
20. Complete the tables below to create the indicated type of function.
a. Linear Function b. Exponential Function
x f (x) x f (x)
−5 −5
−4 −4
−3 −3
−2 −2
−1 −1
0 0

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Answers will vary. For the “Linear Function,” check for equal differences over equal intervals. For
the “Exponential Function,” check for equal factors/ratios over equal intervals.

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Go
Topic: Recursive and explicit equations of geometric sequences.
Write the recursive and explicit equations for each geometric sequence.
21. Marissa has saved $1000 in a jar. She plans to withdraw half of what’s remaining in the jar at the end of each
month.
Recursive equation: Explicit Equation:
n
1 1
f ( 0 )=1000, f ( n )=f (n−1)⋅
2
f ( n )=1000 ∙ ()
2
22. 23.
Time Number of Folds in Number of

(Days) Bacteria paper rectangles
1 10 0 1
2 100 1 2
3 1000 2 4
4 10000 3 8
Recursive Equation: Recursive Equation:

f ( 1 )=10, f ( n )=f (n−1)⋅ 10 f ( 0 )=1, f ( n )=f (n−1)⋅ 2
Explicit Equation: Explicit Equation:

n n−1
f ( n )=10 ∨f ( n )=10 ⋅ 1 0 f ( n )=2n
24. 1024,256, 64, 16,… 25. 3, 9,27, 81, …
Recursive Equation: Recursive Equation:

1 f ( 1 )=3, f ( n )=f (n−1) ⋅3
f ( 1 )=1024, f ( n )=f (n−1)⋅
4
Explicit Equation:
Explicit Equation: f ( n )=3

n
n−1
f ( n )=1024 ∙ ( 14 )

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4.2H Linear, Exponential, or Neither & Elvira’s Cookies– Teacher Notes

Practice & Develop Understanding Tasks
4.2H Distinguishing between linear and exponential functions using various representations and Connecting rates of
change, average rate of change, and the graphs of functions.(F.BF.1, F.BF.2, F.LE.1, F.LE.2, F.LE.3, F.LE.5, F.IF.B.6)
 Warm Up: Linear, Exponential or Neither – A Practice Understanding Task Develop fluency in determining
the type of function using various representations
 Classroom Task: Elvira’s Cookies – A Develop Understanding Task Connect the relationship between a
functions context, rate of change, average rate of change and its graph.
 Ready, Set, Go Homework: Linear and Exponential Functions 4.2H Recognizing linear and exponential
functions as well as comparing rates of change, finding growth rates of linear and exponential functions,
geometric means.
Purpose:
The purpose of the warm up, Linear, Exponential or Neither, is to develop fluency in determining the type of
function using various representations. The task also provides opportunities for discussion of features of the
functions based upon the representation given.
The purpose of Elvira’s Cookies is to introduce students to average rate of change and to have them notice that the
average rates of change differ based upon the context and type of function.

F-LE.1 Distinguish between situations that can be modeled with linear functions and with exponential functions.
F-LE.2 Construct linear and exponential functions, including arithmetic and geometric sequences, given a graph, a
description of a relation, or two input-output pairs (include reading these from a table).
a. Prove that linear functions grow by equal differences over equal intervals, and that exponential
functions grow by equal factors over equal intervals.
b. Recognize situations in which one quantity changes at a constant rate per unit interval relative to
another.
c. Recognize situations in which a quantity grows or decays by a constant percent rate per unit interval
relative to another.
F.IF.7 Graph functions expressed symbolically and show key features of the graph, by hand in simple cases and
using technology for more complicated cases.★
a. Graph linear and quadratic functions and show intercepts, maxima, and minima.
e. Graph exponential and logarithmic functions, showing intercepts and end behavior
F.IF.9 Compare properties of two functions each represented in a different way (algebraically, graphically,
numerically in tables, or by verbal descriptions). For example, given a graph of one quadratic function and an
algebraic expression for another, say which has the larger maximum.
F.IF.6 Calculate and interpret the average rate of change of a function (presented symbolically or as a table) over a
specified interval. *
★For F.IF.7a, 7e, and 9 focus on linear and exponential functions. Include comparisons of two functions presented
algebraically. For example, compare the growth of two linear functions, or two exponential functions such as
y=3 n and y=100 ∙ 2n

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Linear, Exponential or Neither? – A Practice Understanding Task

During this warm up task, listen for problems that are generating controversy. If students feel that a
particular problem is too vague, ask them what information would be necessary for them to decide and why
that information is important. If there are groups that finish early, you may ask them to go back through the
problems and think about everything they know about the function from the information that is given.
Start the discussion by going through each problem and asking a group to say how they categorized it and why.
After each problem, ask if there was any disagreement or if another group could add another reason to support the
category. If there is disagreement, ask students to present their arguments more formally and add at least one
representation to support their claim. Questions 11 & 12, are good opportunities to discuss the meaning of f (n)
, f (n+1) , f ( n−1 ) , etc. in the recursive rules.
If time permits, you may choose some problems and ask students to tell everything they know about the function
from what is given. For instance, you may choose #1:
Tennis Tournament
Rounds 1 2 3 4 5
Number of Players
64 32 16 8 4
Left
There are 4 players remaining after 5 rounds.
Some possible answers would be:

 It is an exponential function.
 It is a geometric sequence.
 It is a discrete function.
 The tournament has one more round.
1
 The change factor is .
2
 The function is decreasing.
 Shape of the graph, etc.
Elvira’s Cookies – A Develop Understanding Task

Launch (Whole Class0:
Read the introductory paragraph with the class. Direct students to look at question 1 and discuss what values will
be going into the “Cookies Sold” column. Remind students that they will be graphing “the number of cookies sold vs.
the day number.” Ask the students what this statement tells us about the independent and dependent
variables. Since this task introduces students to average rate of change, you may need to show/explain how to find
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differences in the “Cookies Sold” column. Quickly review the situations described in each question and clarify them
as necessary.

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Explore (Small Groups):
Monitor students as they work. Be sure to check that students are plotting the data correctly and
determining the correct average rates of change. It is important that students are able to come up with the
correct data based on the context. As students are working, selects students that are able to articulate
how the average rate of change relates to the graph.
Look for students who are struggling to come up with data for questions 2 and 5. Help students understand that the
number of cookies sold must increase (or decrease) by a greater value each day (questions 2 & 5).

Have selected students present their descriptions and the related graphs and explain the connections between
them. Be sure to connect that increasing (or decreasing) at a constant rate can be seen in the slope of the
graph.
Extend this thinking to connect how increasing at an increasing rate results in a curve that is concave up and the
values for slope are increasing over the interval. This results in a curve that is concave up. Remind students of the
vocabulary discussed in Sorting Out the Change. Ask students if this behavior exists in linear or exponentials. Have
students sketch different exponential curves that show different types of change (increasing at an increasing rate,
increasing at a decreasing rate, etc.).

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4.2H Warm Up: Linear, Exponential or Neither?

A Practice Understanding Task
For each representation of a function, decide if the function is linear,
exponential, or neither. Justify your answer.
1. Tennis Tournament 2. A person’s height as a function of a person’s age

(from age 0 to 100)
Rounds 1 2 3 4 5
Number of
64 32 16 8 4
Players Left
There are 4 players remaining after 5 rounds.
3. −3 x=4 y +7 4.
x y
−2 23
0 5
2 −13
4 −31
6 −49
5. 6. The number of cell phone users in Centerville as a

function of years, if the number of users is
Height in Inches Shoe Size increasing by 75% each year.
62 6
74 13
70 9
67 11
53 4
58 7

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7. 8. The time it takes you to get to work as a function

of the speed at which you drive.
9. y=7 x 2 1
10. Each point on the graph is exactly of the
3
previous point.
11. f ( 1 )=7, f ( 2 )=7, f ( n )=f ( n−1 )+ f (n−2) 2

12. f ( 0 )=1, f ( n )=f ( n−1)⋅
3

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4.2H Elvira’s Cookies

A Develop Understanding Task
Elvira misses her students during the summer, so she decides to sell her delicious cookies at the neighborhood
swimming pool. After the first week of sales, she examined her sales record and made a table that includes the
number of cookies sold per day along with the difference in sales from the previous day.
For each of the situations described:

 Complete the table that shows the number of cookies sold and the average rate of change between
consecutive days.
 Make a graph that shows the number of cookies sold vs. the day number.
 Describe the relationship between the graph and the average rate of change.
1. Elvira’s sales increase at a constant rate.

Ave. Rate of Change
Day Cookies Sold
(Cookies per Day)
1 40 NA
How do the values in the table for the average rate of change relate to the graph?

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2. Elvira’s sales increased at an increasing rate.
Ave. Rate of Change
Day Cookies Sold
(Cookies per Day)
1 40 NA
3. Elvira’s sales remained constant.

Ave. Rate of Change
Day Cookies Sold
(Cookies per Day)
1 40 NA

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4. Elvira’s sales decreased at a constant rate.
Ave. Rate of Change
Day Cookies Sold
(Cookies per Day)
1 40 NA
5. Elvira’s sales decreased at an increasing rate.

Ave. Rate of Change
Day Cookies Sold
(Cookies per Day)
1 40 NA

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Ready, Set, Go!
Ready
Topic: Comparing rates of change in both linear and exponential situations.
Identify whether situation “a” or situation “b” has the greater rate of change.
1. a. b.
x y
−10 −48
−9 −43
−8 −38
−7 −33
2. a. b.
3. a. Lee has $25 withheld each week from his salary to b. Jose owes his brother $50. He has promised to
pay for his subway pass. pay half of what he owes each week until the debt
is paid.
Depends (probably a)
4. a. b. The number of rhombi in each shape.
x 6 10 14 18 Figure 1 Figure 2 Figure 3

y 13 15 17 19

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5. a. y=2 ( 5 )
x
b. In the children’s book, The Magic Pot, every time
you put one object into the pot, two of the same
objects come out. Imagine that you have 5 magic
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Set
Topic: Recognizing linear and exponential functions.
For each representation of a function, decide if the function is linear, exponential, or neither.
6. The population of a town is decreasing at a rate of 7. Joan earns a salary of $30,000 per year plus a 4.25%
1.5% per year. commission on sales
Exponential Linear
8. 3 x+4 y=−3 9. The number of gifts received each day of “The 12

Days of Vacation” as a function of the day. (“On the
Linear 4th day of vacation my true love gave to me, 4 calling
birds, 3 French hens, 2 turtle doves, and a partridge
in a pear tree.”)
Neither
10. 11.
Side of a square Area of a square

1 inch 1 in2
2 inches 4 in2
3 inches 9 in2
4 inches 16 in2
Neither
Exponential (Students most likely won’t see this,

but the equation is f ( x )=−( 3 ) x + 4 )
12. Calcu-rama had a net income of 5 million dollars in 2010, while a small competing company, Computafest, had a
net income of 2 million dollars. The management of Calcu-rama develops a business plan for future growth that
projects an increase in net income of 0.5 million per year, while the management of Computafest develops a
plan aimed at increasing its net income by 15% each year.
a. Express the projected net incomes in these two business plans as recursive formulas.
Let n represent the number of years since 2010, and f (n) is in terms of millions:
Calcu-rama: f ( 0 )=5, f ( n )=f ( n−1 )+ 0.5
Computafes: f ( 0 )=2, f ( n ) =f (n−1)⋅ 1.15
b. Write an explicit equation for the net income as a function of time for each company’s business plan.
Let n represent the number of years since 2010, and f (n) is in terms of millions:
Calcu-rama: f ( n )=0.5 n+5

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Computafes: f ( n )=2⋅ (1.15 )n

c. Compare your answers in a and b. How are the two representations similar? How do they differ? What
relationships are highlighted in each representation?
Answers will vary
d. Explain why if both companies are able to meet their net income growth goals, the net income of
Computafest will eventually be larger than that of Calcu-rama. In what year will the net income of
Computafest be larger than that of Calcu-rama?
As time increases, Computafest will grow at a faster rate. In the year 2022, the Computafest will have
a larger net income.
Go
Topic: Geometric means
For each geometric sequence below, find the missing terms in the sequence.
12.
x 1 2 3 4 5
y 2 ±6 18 ±54 162
13.
x 1 2 3 4 5
1 −1
y 1 −3 9
9 3
14.
x 1 2 3 4 5
y 10 ±5 2.5 ±1.25 0.625
15.
x 1 2 3 4 5
y g gz gz
2
gz
3
gz
4
16.
x 1 2 3 4 5

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y −3 ±9 −27 ± 81 −243

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4.3H I Can See—Can’t You? – Teacher Notes

4.3H Comparing average rate of change of linear and exponential functions (F.LE.2, F.LE.3, F.LE.5, F.IF.7)
 Classroom Task: I Can See – Can’t You? – A Solidify Understanding Task Using secant lines to find the
average rate of change
 Ready, Set, Go Homework: Linear and Exponential Functions 4.3H Finding an appropriate viewing
window, using slope to compare change in linear and exponential models, calculating average rate of change,
writing explicit equations for linear and exponential models, solving systems through graphing.
Special Note:
A graphing utility is required for this task.
Purpose:
The purpose of I Can See – Can’t You? is to introduce students to the idea of the average rate of change of a function
in a given interval. Students will compare the average rate of change in a given interval for both a linear and an
exponential function. This will develop the idea of the slope of the secant line through the endpoints of the
interval is equal to the average rate of change of the function in the interval. Students will calculate average
rates of change in an increasingly smaller interval and be asked to consider how they could model the
instantaneous rate of change at a given point. This task introduces many ideas that are typically taught in a Calculus
course, in the context of linear and exponential functions.

F. BF.1 Write a function that describes a relationship between two quantities.
a. Determine an explicit expression, a recursive process, or steps for calculation from a context.
F.LE.1 Distinguish between situations that can be modeled with linear functions and with exponential functions.
F.LE.5 Interpret the parameters in a linear or exponential function in terms of a context.
F.IF.6 Calculate and interpret the average rate of change of a function (presented symbolically or as a table) over a
specified interval. Estimate the rate of change from a graph.
F.IF.7. Graph functions expressed symbolically and show key features of the graph, by hand in simple cases and
y=3 n and y=100 ∙ 2n .
Related Standards:
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5. Use appropriate tools strategically.
Resource Page:
4.3H Resource Page, I Can See – Can’t You? to be projected during the task discussion.
Launch (Whole Group):

Before starting, be sure that students have graphing calculators or other technology tools available. This task
begins like Growing, Growing, Gone, so the idea of modeling two points with both a linear and exponential model is
already familiar. Begin this lesson by providing necessary background information about home prices and reading
the problem situation. Ask students to develop the linear and exponential models for the situation and calculate the
change, problems 1 and 2.
Explore (Small Group)

Most students will probably create their exponential model using the same strategies that they used in Growing,
Growing, Gone. Many will guess at a change factor at create a table like this one, which shows 20% growth each year
(the right change factor for this data).
Year Value
1997 0 50,000
1998 1 60000
1999 2 72000
2000 3 86400
2001 4 103680
2002 5 124416
2003 6 149299.2
2004 7 179159
2005 8 214990.8
2006 9 257989
2007 10 309586.8

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As students are working on the graph, you may need to help them to consider a useful viewing window so that they
can see all the graphs that relate to this context. An example would be:

Once students have created equations and graphs, project a graph of the equations. Ask students how they
calculated the change in the interval and how it appears on the graph. Students should describe subtracting
the y-values at the beginning and end of the interval. Next, ask students how they could find the average rate of
change of each of the linear functions over the interval from x=0 to x=10 . The word “average” may
throw them off a bit, but remind them how they have found the rate of change on a linear function previously. Then
ask how they might calculate average rate of change for the exponential function. Students will probably draw upon
their previous experience with averages and think about ways to add up numbers and divide, like when they have
calculated means. Remind them that in this case they don’t have any rates to add up, so this method will not work.
Help students to think about the idea that the average rate of change will again be the change in y values,
divided by the change in x.

Let students work on the remaining problems. Monitor students as they work, especially in the beginning as they
discuss how to find the change in y, divided by the change in x. Listen for students describe using the graph and the
equation. If students are struggling, the graph will probably be the easiest way to get them started, but they will
need to consider how to use the equations by problem 9. After they have used both the equation and the graph to
find the average rate of change, then encourage them to use both strategies in problems 12-15. In #15 the graph
will not be accurate enough, so they should use the equation and a calculator.
Watch for students that have articulated a process for using the equation to find average rate of change and
for students that have created a formula (even if the notation isn’t quite right) for using the equation so that
these strategies can be shared in the whole group discussion. Also listen for students who are recognizing
that the formula or process that they are working on is the same as finding the slope of the secant line (this
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Discuss (Whole Group):
Start the whole group discussion with questions 3 and 4. Have students show both how they used the graph and
the equation for each. Students should be noticing that these processes are exactly the same. If this is not coming
up, quickly go through questions 6 and 7. Turn attention to question 9. Have students give a step-by-step process
for using the equation to find the average rate of change. Then have a student write a formula for the process. If no
student has a formula, walk them through the steps of developing:
f ( b ) −f (a)
Average rate of change of a function over the interval [ a , b] :
b−a
After presenting the formula, ask students to work on questions, ask students about question 10. Tell them that
the line that intersects a function through the endpoints of the interval is called a secant line. The average
rate of change on an interval is the same as the slope of the secant line in that interval.
Turn to the remaining problems. Project the given graph for the discussion and graph the secant lines for
questions 12, 13, 14, and 15. Ask students to give the slopes of the secant lines, the average rates of change over
each interval. Finally ask how they might find the rate of change right at the point (−2, 4) . This would be called
the instantaneous rate of change because there is no interval. The four secant lines that they have drawn will
suggest that diminishing the size of the interval brings us closer to the instantaneous rate of change. Ask what the
line might look like at that point, helping students to visualize the tangent line at that point. Finding the slope
of the tangent line and the instantaneous rate of change will be a Calculus topic. This task is designed as an early
introduction to the idea.
Finally, have students look at questions 19 and 20. Have a student present that connected the average rate of
change for the year to be over the course of 52 weeks ( 2000−300

52−0 )
. For question 20, have a student present
that found the average rate of change to be the greatest between 9 and 25 weeks.

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4.3H Resource Page – I Can See—Can’t You?

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4.3H I Can See—Can’t You?

Kwan’s parents bought a home for $50,000 in 1997 just as real estate values in the area
started to rise quickly. Each year, their house was worth more until they sold the home
in 2007 for $309,587.
1. Create a linear and exponential equation to model the growth of the home’s value
from 1997 to 2007. Graph the two models below.
Linear model: Exponential model:

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2. What was the change in the home’s value from 1997 to 2007?
The average rate of change is defined as the change in y (or f (x) ) divided by the change in x.
3. What was the average rate of change of the linear function from 1997 to 2007?
4. What is the average rate of change of the exponential function in the interval from 1997 to 2007?
5. How do the average rates of change from 1997 to 2007 compare for the two functions? Explain.
6. What was the average rate of change of the linear function from 1997 to 2002?
7. What is the average rate of change of the exponential function in the interval from 1997 to 2002?
8. How do the average rates of change from 1997 to 2002 compare for the two functions? Explain.

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9. How can you use the equation of the exponential function to find the average rate of change over a given
interval?
10. How does this process compare to finding the slope of the line through the endpoints of the interval?
Consider the following graph:
11. What is the equation of the graph shown?

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12. What is the average rate of change of this function on the interval from x=−3 to x=1 ?
13. What is the average rate of change of this function in the interval from x=−3 to x=0 ?
14. What is the average rate of change of this function in the interval from x=−3 to x=−1 ?
15. What is the average rate of change of this function in the interval from x=−3 to x=−1.5 ?
16. Draw the line through the point at the beginning and end of each of the intervals in 11, 12, 13 and 14. What is
the slope of each of these lines?
17. Which of these average rates of change best represents the change at the point (−3,8) ? Explain your
answer.
18. How does the average rate of change compare to the change factor for an exponential function? What is
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Sam started a savings account in March with $300. He was hired as a lifeguard and each week he added some of his
earnings to his savings account. After 4 weeks, he had $400 in his savings account. After 9 weeks, he had $600. By
the end of the summer, which was 25 weeks after he had opened his account, he had $1,500 saved. Sam did not
work much once school started. When he checked his balance a year after he opened the account, he had $2,000 in
savings.
19. What is the average rate of change of money in Sam’s savings account over the year?
20. When was the average rate of change of money in Sam’s savings account the greatest?

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Ready, Set, Go!
Ready
Topic: Finding an appropriate viewing window.
When viewing the secant line of an exponential function on a calculator, you want a window that
shows the two points on the curve that are being connected. Since exponential functions get very large or small in just
a few steps, you may want to change the scale as well as the dimensions of the window. Don’t be afraid to experiment
until you are satisfied with what you see.
The graphs below depict an exponential function and a secant line. The equations are given. Identify the
dimensions of the viewing window. Include the scale for both the x and y values. Check your answer by
matching your calculator screen to the one displayed here.
1. Y 1=4(0.2) x and Y 2=−1.92 x + 4 a. X min: _________ −2 _____________________
b. X max: __________8___________________
c. X scl: ____________0.5________________
d. Y min: _________0_____________________
e. Y max: __________6____________________
f. Y scl: ____________0.5__________________
x
2. Y 1=1.5 and Y 2=1.5 x+ 1
a. X min: __________0_____________________
b. X max: __________6____________________
c. X scl: ______________1_________________
d. Y min: _____________0_________________
e. Y max: ___________10________________
f. Y scl: ________________1_______________

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x
3. Y 1=150(10) and Y 2=9500 x−7500
a. X min: _________0_____________________
b. X max: _________2___________________
c. X scl: ____________1________________
d. Y min: _________150_____________________
e. Y max: __________1650____________________
f. Y scl: ____________100__________________
Set
Topic: Using slope to compare change in linear and exponential models.
The tables below show the values for a linear model and an exponential model. Use the slope formula
between each set of 2 points to calculate the rate of change.
Example: Find the slope between the points (1,30) and (2, 630) then between (2, 630) and (3,1230) .
Do the same between each pair of points in the table for the exponential model.
4 a. Linear Model b. Exponential Model
x y x y
1 30 1 30
2 630 2 90
3 1230 3 270
4 1830 4 810
5 2430 5 2430
slopes = 600, 600, 600, 600 slopes = 60, 180, 540, 1620
5. Compare the change between each pair of points in the linear model to the change between each pair of points
in the exponential model. Describe your observations and conclusions.
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6. Find the average of the 4 rates of change of the exponential model. How does the average of the rates of change
of the exponential model compare to the rates of change of the linear model?
The average rates of change of the exponential model equal the rates of change of the linear model.
7. Without using a graphing calculator, make a rough sketch on the same set
of axes of what you think the linear model and the exponential model
would look like.
8. How did your observations in #5 influence your sketch?
9. Explain how a table of 5 consecutive values can begin and end with the same y-values and be so different in the
middle 3 values. How does this idea connect to the meaning of a secant line?
10. A plane left Chicago at 8:00 A.M. At 1: P.M., the plane landed in Los Angeles, which is 1500 miles away. What
was the average speed of the plane for the trip?
300 miles per hour
11. After 30 baseball games, A-Rod had 25 hits. If after 100 games he had 80 hits, what is his average hits per
baseball game.
11
≈ 0.786 hits per game
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Go
Topic: Writing explicit equations for linear and exponential models.
Write the explicit equation for the tables and graphs below.
12 . 13.
x f ( x) x f ( x)
2
−1 −4 81
5
0 2 −3 27
1 10 −2 9

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2 50 −1 3
x
1
f ( x )=2 ∙5 x f ( x )= ()
3
14. 15.
f ( x )=4 x 1 x
f ( x )= ∙ 2
2
16.
f ( x )=−2 x +2

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Topic: Solving systems through graphing.
Find the solution to the systems of equations by graphing.
17. {3x+x−y=0
y=4
18. {xy+3=2y=15
x −2
(1,−1) ( 3, 4 )
19. { y−2
y=−( x−4 )
x−1=0
(1,3)

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4.4H The Tortoise and the Hare & Making My Point – Teacher Notes
Practice and Solidify Understanding Tasks
4.4H Interpreting equations that model linear and exponential functions (A.SSE.1, A.CED.2, F.LE.5)
 Warm Up: The Tortoise and the Hare – A Practice Understanding Task
 Classroom Task: Making My Point – A Solidify Understanding Task Understanding and using the notation
for linear and exponential functions based on a context
 Ready, Set, Go Homework: Linear and Exponential Functions 4.4H Comparing discrete and continuous
functions, arithmetic and geometric mean, comparing rates of change, identifying sequences as linear,
exponential or neither, writing equations of lines in slope-intercept form, standard form, and point-slope form,
graphing linear and exponential functions, comparing the four forms of a linear equation, and rewriting
equations in slope-intercept form
Purpose:
The purpose of The Tortoise and the Hare is to provide students with another application of average rate of change.
This warm up will also touch on several concepts from earlier modules.
Making My Point is the first task in a series that focuses on understanding and using the notation for linear and
exponential functions. The task has the student think about a context where students have selected the index in
two different ways, thus getting two different, but equivalent equations. The idea is extended so that students can
see the relationship expressed in point-slope form of the equation of the line. The task also explores related ideas
with exponential equations and asks to students to test to see if similar reasoning works with exponential
functions.

A.SSE.1 Interpret expressions that represent a quantity in terms of its context.
a. Interpret parts of an expression, such as terms, factors, and coefficients.
A.CED.2 Create equations in two or more variables to represent relationships between quantities; graph equations
on coordinate axes with labels and scales.

Resource Page:
4.4H Resource Page to be projected during the discussion.
The Tortoise and the Hare – A Practice Understanding Task

This warm up task will need little introduction. Students should be able to begin working individually/with
partners/groups. Questions #1-4 should be straight forward for students. For questions #5 and 6, be sure students
finding the average rate of change over the desired interval. Remind students that they are looking for the distance
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minute. For question #7, students will need to find when the time when the Tortoise has traveled 250 feet. They
will then be able to figure out how long the Hare’s nap is by subtracting.

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Making My Point – A Solidify Understanding Task

At this point, students should be quite familiar with working with geometric situations such as those in this task.
Start the lesson by telling students that Zac and Sione have worked the problem and came up with two different
answers, which they are trying to resolve with sound reasoning. Students need to figure out how Zac and Sione
have arrived at different equations and who is right through each of the scenarios in the task.

Monitor students as they work through the task to see that they understand each scenario. For problems #1 and
#7, watch for students that have labeled the figures to match the equations; either starting with n=0 or
n=1 . For problems 2-5, watch to see that students are noticing patterns in how the numbers are used in the
equation and making sense of the tables.

Figures in #1 and #7 are provided on the resource page and can be projected during the discussion. Ask a
student to explain the difference between Zac and Sione’s equations and why they both make sense as
models for the figures. Ask a student to show whether or not the two equations are equivalent.
Move to the next scenario, asking for verbal descriptions of the pattern they noticed in #3. Ask for a student to give
some examples of equations that they wrote for #4 using the pattern. Ask, “Are the equations equivalent? How do
you know?” Ask for students to give their answer for #4. If there are differences in equations among the groups,
discuss the differences. Finally, ask students for reasons why this relationship should hold for any linear function.
After discussing their reasons, offer that this pattern is often used as a formula for writing equations and graphing
lines and is called point-slope form of the equation of a line. Be sure to reinforce that the initial point determines
which form of a linear function (slope-intercept form or point-slope form) to write. This was introduced during
Module 3H and should be solidified during this module.
You may wish to show them that this form can be derived from the slope formula:
y− y 1
m=
x−x 1
With a little rearranging:
m ( x −x1 ) = y− y 1
y=m ( x−x 1 ) + y 1
Move the discussion to exponential functions. What is the difference between the two models that Zac and Sione
created for problem #7? Discuss again the way the figures were labeled in the problems. Are the two equations
produced equivalent? Are they both reasonable models for the figures? As part of the discussion, have students
graph all three exponential functions on the graph provided for question 9. Discuss the differences between the
graphs as related to the figures. Are all the exponential functions reasonable models for the figures? Why or
why not? This would be a good opportunity to introduce the students to the term “asymptote” as a line that guides
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Finally discuss the answers students gave for question 10. Encourage students to describe their equation in words
if they find it difficult to write an equation in terms of ( x 1 , y 1 ) . By the end of the discussion the class should
arrive at the Point-Ratio Form: y= y 1 ( r )x− x .
1

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4.4H Resource Page

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4.4H Warm Up: The Tortoise and the Hare

The graph at the right shows the race between the

Tortoise and the Hare.
1. What type of function best represents the

distance traveled by the Tortoise in terms of
time?
Linear
2. What type of function best represents the

distance the Hare traveled in terms of time?
Exponential
3. How many minutes of a head start did the Hare

so graciously give the Tortoise?
4 minutes
4. How far into the race had the Tortoise and Hare traveled before they were at the same location at the same
time? (to the closest foot)
About 97 feet
5. What is the average rate of change of Tortoise until he meets up with the Hare?
13.333 feet per minute
6. What is the average rate of change of the Hare until he meets up with the Tortoise?
29.846 feet per minute
7. Eight minutes into the race, the Hare decides to take a nap under a shady tree about 250 feet from the start.
How long of a nap can he take before the Tortoise passes him?
10 minutes and 45 seconds

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4.4H Making My Point

Zac and Sione were working on predicting the number of quilt blocks in this pattern:
When they compared their results, they had an interesting discussion:
Zac: I got y=6 n+ 1 because I noticed that 6 blocks were added each time so the pattern must have started
with 1 block at n=0 .
Sione: I got y=6 ( n−1 ) +7 because I noticed that at n=1 there were 7 blocks and at n=2 there were
13, so I used my table to see that I could get the number of blocks by taking one less than the n, multiplying
by 6 (because there are 6 new blocks in each figure) and then adding 7 because that’s how many blocks in
the first figure. Here’s my table:
1 2 3 n
7 13 19 6 ( n−1 )+7
1. Compare the strategies that Zac and Sione used? Are either of them correct? Why or why not? Use as many
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The next problem Zac and Sione worked on was to write the equation of the line shown on the graph below.
When they were finished, here is the conversation they had about how they got their equations:
Sione: It was hard for me to tell where the graph crossed the y axis, so I found two points that I could read easily,
−1
( 1,−3 ) and ( 9,−7 ) . I figured out that the slope was and made a table and checked it against
2
the graph. Here’s my table:
x 1 3 5 7 9 n
−1
f ( x) −3 −4 −5 −6 −7 ( n−1 )−3
2
I was surprised to notice that the pattern was to start with the n, subtract 1, multiply by the slope and
then subtract 3.
−1
I got the equation f ( x )= ( x−1 )−3 .
2
Zac: Hey—I think I did something similar, but I used the points, (7,−6) and (9,−7) .
−1
I ended up with the equation: f ( x )= ( x−9 ) −7 . One of us must be wrong because yours says that
2
you subtract 1 to the n and mine says that you subtract 9. How can we both be right?
2. What do you say? Can they both be right?

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Zac: My equation made me wonder if there was something special about the point (9,−7) since it seemed to
−1
appear in my equation f ( x )=
( x−9 ) −7 when I looked at the number pattern. Now I’m noticing
2
−1
something interesting—the same thing seems to happen with your equation, f ( x )= ( x+ 9 ) +2 and
2
the points (−9,2).
3. Describe the pattern that Zac is noticing.
4. Find another point on the line given above and write the equation that would come from Zac’s pattern.
5. What would the pattern look like with the point ( x 1 , y 1) if you knew that the slope of the line was m?
6. Could you use this pattern to write the equation of any linear function? Why or why not?

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Zac and Sione went back to work on an extension of the quilt problem they were working on before. Now they have
this pattern:
Zac: This one works a lot like the last quilt pattern to me. The only difference is that the pattern is doubling, so I
knew it was exponential. I thought that it starts with 7 blocks and doubles, so the equation must be
f ( x )=7 ( 2 ) x .
Sione: I don’t know about that. I agree that it is an exponential function—just look at that growth pattern. But, I
made this table:
x 1 2 3 n
f ( x) 7 14 28 7(2)n−1
x−1
I used the numbers in the table and got this equation: f ( x )=7 ( 2 ) .
This seems just like all that stuff we were doing with the lines, but I think that the graphs of these two
equations would be different. There is something definitely wrong here.
7. What is different about the thinking that Zac and Sione used to come to different equations?
8. How are their results similar to their results on the linear quilt pattern above? How are they different?

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Zac: I know! Let’s try doing the same thing with your exponential function as the linear function. What if we
took the point (1,7) and wrote the equation this way:
(x−1)
f ( x )=2 +7
See what I did? I did the subtract 1 thing with the x and then added on the 7 from the y value of the point. I’ll
bet this is a really good shortcut trick.
9. Graph the three exponential functions to verify their equivalence or to show that they are not equivalent.
10. Using strategies from Sione and Zac, create a way to write the equation of an exponential function if you are
given the common ratio, r, and a given point ( x 1 , y 1 ) .

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Ready, Set, Go!
Ready
1. Give a contextual example that can be modeled by a discrete function.
Answers will vary
2. Give a contextual example that can be modeled by a continuous function.
Answers will vary
3. The first and 5th terms of a sequence are given. Fill in the missing numbers for an arithmetic sequence. Then
fill in the numbers for a geometric sequence.
Arithmetic −6250 −4690 −3130 −1570 −10

Geometric −6250 ±1250 −250 ±50 −10
4. Compare the rate of change in the pair of functions in the graph

by identifying the interval where it appears that f (x) is
changing faster and the interval where it appears that g( x) is
changing faster. Verify your conclusions by making a table of
values for each function and exploring the rates of change in
your tables.
f (x) :≈(−∞ , 0.5)

g( x):≈( 0.5, ∞)
5. Identify the following sequences as linear, exponential, or neither.
a. −23,−6,11, 28, … b. 49, 36,25, 16, … c. 5125,1025, 205, 41, …
Linear Neither Exponential
d. 2, 6,24, 120, … e. 0.12, 0.36,1.08, 3.24,… f. 21,24.5, 28, 31.5,…
Neither Exponential Linear

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Topic: Writing equations of lines.
Using the given information, write the equation of a line in slope-intercept form: y=mx +b , and
standard form: Ax + By=C .
3
6. m=−7, b=4 7. m= , b=−3
8
3
y=−7 x+ 4 y= x−3
8
7 x+ y=4 3 x−8 y=24
Write the equation of the line in point-slope form: y=m ( x−x 1 ) + y 1 , using the given information.
2
8. m= ,(−6, 1) 9. m=−5,(4, 11)
3
2
y= ( x +6 )+1 y=−5 ( x−4 ) +11
3
10. ( 2,−5 )(−3, 10) 11. (−4, 8 ) (3, 1)
y=−3 ( x−2 )−5 y=−1 ( x + 4 ) +8

or or
y=−3 ( x+3 )+ 10 y=−1 ( x −3 ) +1
Topic: Graphing linear and exponential functions
Make a graph of the function based on the following information. Add your axes. Choose an appropriate
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12. The beginning value of the function is 5 and its value 1

is 3 units smaller at each stage. 13. The beginning value is 16 and its value is
4
smaller at each stage.
Equation: y=−3 x+5
x
3
Equation: y=16 ∙ ()
4

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14. The beginning value is 1 and its value is 10 times as 15. The beginning value is -8 and its value is 2 units
big at each stage. larger at each stage.
Equation: y=10
x
Equation: y=2 x−8
Topic: Four forms of linear equations
16. Below are the 4 forms of the same linear equation. Complete the table:
Slope- Rate of x- y-
Point-Slope Standard Recursive Formula
Intercept Change intercept intercept
f ( 0 )=−2 2
y=3 x−2 y−13=3( x−5) 3 x− y=2 3 x= y=−2
f ( n )=f ( n−1 ) +3 3
f ( 0 )=7
1 1 1 −7
y= x +7 y−5= ( x +8) x−4 y=−28 1 x= y=7
4 4 f ( n )=f ( n−1 ) + 4 4
4
f ( 0 )=3
−2 −2 −2 9
y= x+3 y +1= ( x−6) 2 x +3 y=9 2 x= y=3
3 3 f ( n )=f ( n−1 )− 3 2
3
Go
Topic: Slope-intercept form
Rewrite the equations in slope-intercept form.
1 19. 3 ( 2 x− y )=9 x+ 12 3
16. ( y−13 )= (8 x−14) 22. y +1= ( x+3)
2 4
y=−x−4
y=4 x+ 6 3 5
y= x +
4 4

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4.5H Efficiency Experts – Teacher Notes

4.5H Evaluating the use of various forms of linear and exponential equations (A.SSE.1, A.SSE.3, A.CED.2, F.LE.5)
 Classroom Task: Efficiency Experts – A Solidify Understanding Task Identify efficient procedures for
modeling situations, graphing, writing equations, and making tables for linear and exponential functions
 Ready, Set, Go Homework: Linear and Exponential Functions 4.5H Calculating simple interest,
introduction to compound interest, defining characteristics of linear and exponential functions, and solving
multi-step equations
Purpose:
The purpose of this task is for students to identify efficient procedures for modeling situations, graphing, writing
equations, and making tables for linear and exponential functions. Various forms of the equations of linear
functions are named and tested for their efficiency for different mathematical purposes.

A.SSE.3 Write expressions in equivalent forms to solve problems

Choose and produce an equivalent form of an expression to reveal and explain properties of the quantity
represented by the expression.


Start the discussion by describing each of the various forms of equations of linear functions and how the examples
given illustrate the form. It is important for students to understand that the various forms may tell a different
story or be useful for different purposes, but they all give equivalent equations.
Tell students that the task will be giving them a number of different examples that are devised to help them think
about which of the forms are most efficient for the various purposes. As they are working through the task,
students should track the pros and cons of the equation type for each purpose and include these notes to the table
they have been completing throughout the module for linear equations. Ask students to work the problems up to
the beginning of the exponential investigation.
Explore Part 1(Small Group):

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Most of the situations should be fairly familiar for students, but be sure they are considering how the various forms
fit the problem, not just solving the problem. Listen for comments that are comparing how using the form makes
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Discussion Part 1 and Re-launch (Whole Class):
Start by discussing the types of contexts that are best modeled with each equation form. Ask groups to describe
their conclusions, and why they believe that the equation is a good model for each context. Be sure that they are
describing the parameters in the equation—how they identify the rate of change, intercepts, and other
relationships that may occur in the story context.
Continue through the discussion recording student’s evaluation of each type of linear equation. Ask students to go
back to working in their groups to complete the exploration of the uses of exponential equations. Again, students
should keep track of their findings using the table they have been completing for the different forms of
exponentials.
Discussion Part 2:
When students have completed their investigation, facilitate a discussion of the advantages of explicit exponential
equations versus recursion formulas. What exponential contexts are best modeled by each type of equation?
What limitations exist for each type? What relationships are highlighted in each type of equation? During the
discussion be sure that students have discussed the idea that recursion formulas describe sequences (discrete
linear or exponential functions) well, but are not used for continuous functions.
Students should have completed the summaries for the different forms of linear and exponential equations as they
completed the task. Have students share their findings and remind the class to add to their notes in the tables as
groups share out.

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4.5H Efficiency Experts

Part 1: Investigating Linear Forms
You have been appointed as a mathematics efficiency expert. Your job is to compare the four forms of linear
equations for different uses and decide which form is most efficient and effective for each use.
Context Investigation: Which form best tells the story?
1. Determine which form will be the most efficient and effective for each scenario.
a. In his job selling vacuums, Joe makes $500 each month plus $20 for each vacuum he sells.
Standard Form: Slope-Intercept Form:

20 x− y=−500 y=20 x +500
b. The Tree Hugger Granola Company makes trail mix with candies and nuts. The cost of candies for a trail mix
is $2 per pound and the cost of the nuts is $1.50 per pound. The total cost of a batch of trail mix is $540.
Standard Form: Slope Intercept Form:

−4
2 x +1.5 y=540 y= x+360
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c. Grandma Billings is working on a quilt with blocks in the following pattern.
Slope-Intercept Form: Recursive Form:

f ( n )=6 n+1 f ( 1 )=7, f ( n )=f ( n−1 ) +6
d. A pool is filling at a constant rate of 5 gallons per minute. After 13 minutes, there are 500 gallons in the
pool.
Point Slope Form: Standard Form:

y=5 ( x−13 ) +500 5 x− y=−435

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Equation Investigation:
2. Determine which of the four forms of linear equations to use to write each equation. Then write the equation
using the chosen form.
a. Write the equation of the line with a slope of −2 through the point (−2,5) .
b. Write the equation of the line through the points (1,−2) and (4, 1) .
c. Write the equation of the arithmetic sequence that starts with −7 and each term decreases by 3.
Graph Investigation:
3. Graph the following equations. Then describe how each representation of the linear function assists in
completing the graph.
3 b. 3 x−5 y=15
a. y= x +5
4
How does the standard form assist in completing the

How does the slope intercept form assist in graph?
completing the graph?

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c. f ( n )=−4 ( n+ 6 ) +5 d. f ( 0 )=−2, f ( n )=f ( n−1 ) −5
How does the point slope form assist in completing How does the recursive form assist in completing
the graph? the graph?
Forms of Equations of Linear Functions:
Name Equation
Slope Intercept Form 1

y=mx +b y= x +1
where m is the slope and b is the y-intercept
2
Point Slope Form

y=m ( x−x 1 ) + y 1 1
y−3= ( x−4 )
where m is the slope and ( x 1 , y 1 ) are the 2
coordinates of a point on the line
Standard Form
x−2 y=−2
Ax + By=C
Recursive Form
f ( n )=f ( n−1 ) +d 1
f ( 0 )=1, f ( n )=f ( n−1 )+
Given an initial value f (a) and d = constant 2
difference in consecutive terms
4. Explain how you know that the four forms presented above are equivalent.

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Part 2: Investigating Exponential Forms
During the course of the year, we have also worked with forms of exponential equations, with a few more coming
before the end of the module.
Context Investigation: Which form tells the story best?
5. Determine which form of the equation will be the most efficient and effective for each scenario.
a. Grandma Billings has started piecing her quilt together and has created the following growth pattern:
Which form best models the number of squares in each block?
Explicit Form: Recursive Form:

f ( n )=7(2)n−1 f ( 1 )=7, f ( n )=f (n−1)⋅2
b. The population of the resort town of Java Hot Springs in 2003 was estimated to be 35,000 people with an
annual rate of increase of about 2.4%. Which form best models the number of people in Java Hot Springs,
with t = the number of years from 2003?
Explicit Form: Recursive Form:
f ( t )=35,000(1.024 )t f ( 0 )=35,000, f ( t ) =f ( t−1) ⋅1.024

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Graph Investigation: Which is the most efficient form for graphing?
6. Graph the following equations. Then describe how each representation of the linear function assists in
completing the graph.
a. y=2(1.8) x b. f ( 0 )=5, f ( n )=f ( n−1)⋅0.6
How does the explicit form assist in completing the How does the recursive form assist in completing
graph? the graph?
The forms of exponential equations that we have seen so far:
Name Equation
Explicit Form
y=a(r )
x
y=10(3) x
Recursive Form
f ( n )=f (n−1) ⋅r
f ( 1 )=10, f ( n )=f (n−1) ⋅3
Given an initial value f (a)
r = constant ratio between consecutive terms
Point-Ratio Form
y= y 1 ( r )
x− x1 y=30 ( 3 ) x−1
7. Explain how you know that the forms presented above are equivalent.

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Ready, Set, Go!
Ready
Topic: Simple interest
When a person borrows money, the lender usually charges “rent” on the money. This “rent” is called interest.
Simple interest is a percent “r” of the original amount borrowed “P” multiplied by the time “t”, usually in years.
The formula for calculating the interest is i=Prt .
Calculate the simple interest owed on the following loans.
1. P=$ 1000 r=11 t=2 years i=¿ $220
2. P=$ 20,000 r=8.5 t=6 years i=¿ 10,200
Juanita borrowed $1,000 and agreed to pay 15% simple interest for 5 years. Juanita did not have to make any
payments until the end of the 5 years, but then she had to pay back the amount borrowed “P” plus all of the interest
“i” for the 5 years “t.” Below is a chart that shows how much money Juanita owed the lender at the end of each year
of the loan.
End of Interest owed for the Total amount of money owed to the
Year year lender to pay back the loan.
1 $ 1000× 0.15=$ 150 A = Principal + interest = $1150
2 $ 1000× 0.15=$ 150 A=P+i+i=$ 1300
3 $ 1000× 0.15=$ 150 A=P+i+i+i=$ 1450
4 $ 1000× 0.15=$ 150 A=P+i+i+i+i=$ 1600
5 $ 1000× 0.15=$ 150 A=P+i+i+i+i+i=$ 1750
3. a. Look for the pattern you see in the chart above for the amount (A) owed to the lender. Write a function that
best describes A with respect to time (in years).
A=P+ t ⋅ i
b. What type of function does the function from part a represents?

Linear

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4. Consider if the lender charged 15% of the amount owed instead of 15% of the amount of the original loan.
Calculate the interest owed each year if x y the lender required 15% of the amount
owed at the end of each year. Note that 0 6 the interest owed at the end of the first year
would still be $150. Complete the table 1 11
30 below.
2 16
150
End of Starting Amount 3
Interest 21
750 Total Amount at the End of the
Year for the Year 4 26
3750 Year
1 $1000 $ 1000× 0.15=$ 150 $1150
2 $1150 $ 1150 ×0.15=$ 172.50 $ 1150+ $ 172.50=$ 1322.50
3 $1322.50 $ 1322.50× 0.15=$ 198.38 $ 1322.50+ $ 198.38=$ 1520.88
4 $1520.88 $ 1520.88× 0.15=$ 228.13 $ 1520.88+ $ 228.13=$ 1749.01
5 $1749.01 $ 1749.01× 0.15=$ 262.35 $ 1749.01+ $ 262.35=$ 2011.36
Set
Describe the defining characteristics of each type of function by filling in the cells of each table as
completely as possible.
y=6+ 5 x
x
y=6 (5)
5. Type of growth
Linear
Exponential
6. What kind of sequence corresponds to each model?
Arithmetic
Geometric
7. Make a table of values
8. Find the rate of change
5
Not Constant
9. Graph each equation. Compare the graphs. What is the same? What is different?

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10. Find the y-intercept for each function.
(0,6)
(0,6)
11. Write the recursive form of each equation.
f (0)=6
f ( x)=f (x – 1)+5
f (0)=6
f (x)=f (x – 1)×5

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Topic: Solving multi-step equations
Solve the following equations

12. 12+6 x−4=5+ 2 ( 3 x−1 )
13. 5 ( 2 x +4 )=3 ( x +5 ) −19
No Solution
−24
x=
7
14. 7−3 ( 4 x +2 )=6 ( 2 x+ 3 )−17 15. 2 ( x +1 )=6( x−3)
x=0 x=5
16. What does it mean when you have solved an equation?
Solving an equation means you have found the value(s) of x that make the equation true.
17. Explain how a linear equation can have more than one solution.
There are an infinite number of pairs of x and y values that make any linear equation true.

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4.6H X Marks the Spot & Up a Little, Down a Little – Teacher Notes
Practice and Solidify Understanding Tasks
4.6H Understanding and interpreting formulas for exponential growth and decay and Solving exponential and linear
equations (A.SSE.1, A.CED.2, A.REI.3, F.LE.5, F.IF.7)
 Warm Up: X Marks the Spot – A Practice Understanding Task Build fluency with understanding for solving
exponential equations such as 2x =32
 Classroom Task: Up a Little, Down a Little – A Solidify Understanding Task Connect understanding of
exponential functions with standard formulas for compound interest and depreciation
 Ready, Set, Go Homework: Linear and Exponential Functions 4.6H Solving linear and exponential
equations using tables and graphs, simple interest, compound interest, and use order of operations when
evaluating equations, solving equations & Optional Module 4 Review Homework
Special Teacher Note:

Students will need access to a graphing utility as part of the task discussion for Up a Little, Down a Little.
Purpose:
The purpose of X Marks the Spot is to build fluency with understanding for solving exponential equations such as
2 =32. The task uses tables and graphs to help students make connections between the work they have done
x
with exponential functions and the solution to exponential equations. Most of the equations will yield exact
solutions, although a few will rely on the use of the graph to estimate a solution.
The purpose of Up a Little, Down a Little is for students to connect their understanding of exponential functions
with standard formulas for compound interest and depreciation. Students will consider how a percent change is
written in a formula in both an exponential growth and decay situation. Students will develop a formula for
depreciation.

b. Interpret complicated expressions by viewing one or more of their parts as a single entity. For example,
interpret P (1+r )n as the product of P and a factor not depending on P.
F.IF Analyze functions using different representations
F.IF.7. Graph functions expressed symbolically and show key features of the graph, by hand in simple cases and

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y=3 n and y=100 ∙ 2n .

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A.REI Solve equations and inequalities in one variable.*
A.REI.3 Solve linear equations and inequalities in one variable, including equations with coefficients represented
by letters.
*Extend earlier work with solving linear equations to solving linear inequalities in one variable and to solving
literal equations that are linear in the variable being solved for. Include simple exponential equations that rely only
x 1
on application of the laws of exponents, such as 5 x =125 or 2 = 16 .

X Marks the Spot – A Practice Understanding Task

Remind students that they are very familiar with constructing tables for linear and exponential functions. In
previous tasks, they have selected values for x and calculated the value of y based upon an equation or other
representation. They have also constructed graphs based upon having an equation or a set of x- and y-values. In this
task they will be using a graph to work in reverse, finding the x-value for a given y.

Monitor students as they work and listen to their strategies for finding the missing values of x. In the graph puzzles,
they will find that they can only get approximate answers on a few equations. Encourage them to use the graph
to estimate a value and to interpret the solution in the equation. The purpose of the graph is to help students
draw upon their thinking from previous tasks to solve the equations. Remind students to connect the ideas as they
work on the equation puzzles.

Start the discussion by asking a student to describe how they used the graph to find the solution to “a”. Ask
students how they could check the solution in the equation. Does the solution they found with the graph
make sense? Ask students how they used the graph to solve “c”. Students will have approximate answers.
(An exact answer is possible, but students have not yet learned rational exponents.) Ask students how they
could check their solution. Use a calculator to demonstrate, checking whatever approximate solution was
given. You may wish to try other approximate solutions.
Finally, ask students to show solutions to as many of the equation puzzles that time will allow. End the discussion
by asking how solving exponential equations differs from solving linear equations. These discussion points
could be exit slips for students to complete at the end of the class period.

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Up a Little, Down a Little – A Solidify Understanding Task

Q1-Q4:
Start the lesson by explaining the general concept of compound interest (without giving a formula) and ensuring
that students understand the example given at the beginning of the task. Ask students to work in their groups to
model the amount of money in Mama Bigbucks’ bank account and complete the questions about compound interest
on the task. Monitor students as they work, supporting them in using technology to create tables, graphs, and
equations for the model. Be sure that every group has written an equation on their own before using the
formula.
For questions 1-2, have selected students share their representations (tables, graphs, equations) that model the
amount of money in Mama Bigbucks’ bank account after t years. Ask the students if these representations reflect
equal differences over equal intervals (a linear function) or equal factors/ratios over equal intervals
(exponential). Have students justify their answer using both the table and the graph to help make
connections between the multiple representations.
Q5-Q11:
Use a graphing utility to graph the equation that students have written. Use the graph to find approximately how
much money will be in the account after 20 years and then ask a student to show how they used the equation to
find the amount. Ask students what they notice about how Mama’s money grows when they look at the graph. Be
sure that they discuss how money grows slowly at the beginning and then the rate of growth increases dramatically
as the money remains in the account over time. Emphasize the importance of this principal in saving money. Ask
students to predict how the curve would change using different interest rates. Use the formula to write and graph
equations that model 5% interest and 10% interest. Display all three graphs together and compare the amount of
money in the account over time with the various rates. How much difference does the rate make if the money is
kept in the account for 5 years, 10 years, or 20 years?
Discuss the effect of ( 1+r ) on an increasing growth function and let this idea guide students on how they might
apply it to depreciation. Next, describe the meaning of the term “depreciation”. Demonstrate the idea by working
through the example given about Mama’s car. Be sure that students understand that depreciation reduces the value
of the item, so that it is typically modeled with a decreasing exponential function. Once the basic idea of
depreciation is understood, let students work on the rest of the task.
Discuss (Whole Group):

Start the discussion by using technology to display the graph of the equation that students wrote to model the
depreciation of Mama’s car. When does the car depreciate the fastest? According to the model, will the car ever
be worth nothing? Discuss the similarity and differences that students notice between the compound interest and
the depreciation scenarios.
Turn the focus of the discussion to the formula that students have written for depreciation. Is it the same as the
compound interest formula? Why do the two formulas generate such different curves? What is the meaning of
the (1+r ) or (1−r ) part of the formulas? Where does the “one” come from in the formulas?
Note: There is an optional module review provided to use either for an in class review or for additional homework.

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4.6H Warm Up: X Marks the Spot

1. The graph of y=3 x is given below. Use the graph to solve the equation for x
and label the solutions.
x 1
a. 3=
9
x=¿ __________
Label the solution with an A on the graph
b. 3 x =9
x=¿ __________
Label the solution with a B on the graph
c. 3 √ 3=3 x
x=¿ __________
Label the solution with a C on the graph
d. 1=3 x
x=¿ __________
Label the solution with a D on the graph
e. 6=3x
x=¿ __________
Label the solution with an E on the graph
2. How does the graph help to find solutions for x?
Equation Puzzles:
Solve each equation for x:
3. x
5 =125 1 5. x
10 =10,000
4. 2x =
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6. x
7 =1 1 1
x
7. 6x=
36 8. ()
4
=16

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4.6H Up a Little, Down a Little

Part 1
One of the most common applications of exponential growth is compound interest. For
example, Mama Bigbucks puts $20,000 in a bank savings account that pays 3% interest
compounded annually. “Compounded annually” means that at the end of the first year, the bank pays Mama 3%
of $20,000, so they add $600 to the account. Mama leaves her original money ($20000) and the interest ($600)
in the account for a year. At the end of the second year the bank will pay interest on the entire amount, $20600.
Since the bank is paying interest on a previous interest amount, this is called “compound interest”.
1. Model the amount of money in Mama Bigbucks’ bank account after t years.
# of Years Money
Equation:
2. Is the function linear of exponential? Support your answer with features from the table and graph.
3. Use your model to find the amount of money that Mama has in her account after 20 years.

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3. Generalize a formula for calculating the amount of money in an account that is compounded annually where:
A = amount of money in the account after t years

P = principal, the original amount of the investment
r = the annual interest rate
t = the time in years
4. Based upon the work that you did in creating your model, explain the (1+r ) part of the formula.
Part 2
Another common application of exponential functions is depreciation. When the value of something you buy goes
down a certain percent each year, it is called depreciation. For example, Mama Bigbucks buys a car for $20,000 and
it depreciates at a rate of 3% per year. At the end of the first year, the car loses 3% of its original value, so it is now
worth $19,400.
5. Model the value of Mama’s car after t years.

# of Years Money
Equation:

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6. Is the function linear of exponential? Support your answer with features from the table and graph.
7. Use your model to find how many years will it take for Mama’s car to be worth less than $500?
8. What is the lowest value Mama’s car will ever be worth?
9. How is the situation of Mama’s car similar to Mama’s bank account?
10. What differences do you see in the two situations?
11. Consider your model for the value of Mama’s car and develop a general formula for depreciation.

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Ready
Topic: Solving linear and exponential equations using graphs and equations.
1. Table Puzzles: Use the tables to find the missing values of x:

a. b.
x y=0.7 x−3 −2
x y= x+ 4
−2 −4.4 3
2
−10 −10 10 −10
3
−8 −8.6
−3 6
4 −0.2
2
6 1.2 5
3
6 0
−9 10
c. What equations could be written, in terms of x only, for each of the rows that are missing the x in the two
tables above?
Neither. They both can be written in terms of x and y.
d. e.
x
1
x y=3 x x y= ()
2
5 243
−5 32
4 81 −3 8
1
−3 0 1
27
1 1
−1 2
3 4
2 9 1
4
16
f. What equations could be written, in terms of x only, for each of the rows that are missing the x in the two
tables above?

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Equations d. and e

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2. What strategy did you use to find the solutions to equations (question 1c) generated by the tables that
contained linear functions?
Possible Answers: Solve the equation for x in terms of y.
3. What strategy did you use to find the solutions to equations (question 1f) generated by the tables that
contained exponential functions?
Possible Answers: Guess and check. Think about the equation graphically.
Graph Puzzles
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4. The graph of y= x+3 is given below. Use the graph to solve the equations for x and label the solutions.
2
−1
a. 5= x+ 3
2
x=¿ ___ −4 _______
Label the solution with an A on the graph
−1
b. x +3=1
2
x=¿ ____ 4 ___
Label the solution with a B on the graph
c. −0.5 x +3=−1
x=¿ ____ 8 ______
Label the solution with a C on the graph
Set
Topic: Evaluate using the formulas for simple interest or compound interest.
Given the formula for simple interest: i=Prt , calculate the simple interest paid.
(Remember, i = interest, P = the principal, r = the interest rate per year as a decimal, t = time in years)
5. Find the simple interest you will pay on a 5 year loan of $7,000 at 11% per year.
$3850

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6. How much interest will you pay in 2 years on a loan of $1500 at 4.5% per year?
$135
Use i=Prt to complete the table. All interest rates are annual.
i = P × r × t
7. $4059 $11,275 12% 3 years
8. $1,428 $5,100 4% 7 years
9. $93.75 $1,250 15% 6 months
10. $54 $900 8% 9 months
Given the formula for compound interest: A=P (1+ r)t , write a compound interest function to model each
situation. Then calculate the balance after the given number of years. (Remember: A = the balance after t years,
P = the principal, t =the time in years, r = the annual interest rate expressed as a decimal)
11. $22,000 invested at a rate of 3.5% compounded annually for 6 years.
$27,043.62
12. $4300 invested at a rate of 2.8% compounded annually for 15 years.
$6,506.77
13. Suppose that when you are 15 years old, a magic genie gives you the choice of investing $10,000 at a rate of 7%
or $5,000 at a rate of 12%. Either choice will be compounded annually. The money will be yours when you are
65 years old. Which investment would be the best? Justify your answer.
$10,000 at 7% ≈ $294,570
$5,000 at 12% ≈ $1,445,010
Using the formulas for simple interest or compound interest, calculate the following.
14. The simple interest on a loan of $12,000 at an interest rate of 17% for 6 years.
$12,240

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15. The simple interest on a loan of $20,000 at an interest rate of 11% for 5 years.
$11,000

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16. The amount owed on a loan of $20,000, at 11%, compounded annually for 5 years.
$33,701.16
17. Compare the interest paid in #15 to the interest paid in #16. Which kind of interest do you want if you have to
take out a loan?
There is a $22,701.16 difference between the simple and compound interests described above. You
would want the simple interest.
18. The amount in your savings account at the end of 30 years, if you began with $2500 and earned an interest rate
of 7% compounded annually.
$19,030.64
Go
There were 2 girls in my grandmother’s family, my mother and my aunt. They each had 3 daughters. My two
sisters, 3 cousins, and I each had 3 daughters. Each one of our 3 daughters have had 3 daughters.
19. If the pattern of each girl having 3 daughters continues for 2 more generations (my mom and aunt being the 1 st
generation, I want to know about the 5th generation), how many daughters will be born then?
162
20. Write the explicit equation for this pattern.
2 x
y= ∙ 3
3
21. Create a table and a graph describing this pattern. Is this situation discrete or continuous?

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Generation Daughters
1 2
2 6
3 18
4 54
5 162
6 486

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Topic: Using order of operations when evaluating equations
Evaluate the equations for the given values of the variables.

22. (b−1)2 +b a2 ; when a=5 , and b=3 23. a n 4+ a( n−7)2 +2 n ; when a=−2 , and n=4
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Topic: Solving equations
Solve the following equations.
24. 5 x+3=2 ( x−6 ) 25. 6 x−12 x +10=2 (−3 x−6 ) 1 3

26. 13 x−12 x + =x+
2 6
x=−5 No Solution
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Module 4 Review Homework

Characteristics of Functions:
For each of the functions find the following information.

1. 2.
x-intercept: ________ (−0.5,0) ____________ x-intercept:_No x-intercept__

y-intercept: _________ (0, 1) ___________ y-intercept: _______ (0, 2) ______________
Rate of change between x=−1 and x=2 :__2__ Rate of change between x=−1 and
−7
x=2 :
6
3. Discuss and compare the functions by analyzing the rates of change, intercepts, and where one function is
greater or less than the other.
3
f (x) : rate of change:
2
x-intercept: ( 103 , 0)
y-intercept: (0, 5)
g( x) : rate of change: not constant

x-intercept: none
y-intercept: (0, 2)
f (x) is greater than g(x) from about

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Linear and Exponential Models:
4. Write an explicit formula to model the number of dots per day.
Day 1 Day 2 Day 3
2
f ( x )= ∙ 3 x ∨2∙ 3 x−1
3
Model the function using the table provided: Use your table to create a graph of the function:
Number of
Day
Dots
1 2
2 6
3 18
4 54
5. Sherry has a huge doll collection of 80 dolls. Her mom tells her that she needs to get rid of 5 per year to get it
down to a decent number before leaving for college. Write an explicit formula to model the number of dolls per
year. If she is 12, how many will she have left when she is 18?
f (x)=80 – 5 x
When she is 18, x=6 so f (6)=50 . Sherry will have 50 dolls when she is 18 years ols.
6. You bought a Toyota Corolla in 2004 for $12,500. The car’s value depreciates by 7% a year. How much is the car
worth now? How much is it worth in 2020?
f ( x )=12500 ∙(1−0.07)x
In 2020, x=16 so f (16)≈ $ 3914.15 . The car will be worth approximately $3,914.15 in 2020.

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7. The population of a large city increases by a rate of 3% a year. When the 2000 census was taken, the population
was 1.2 million.
a. Write a model for this population growth.
f ( x )=1.2 ∙(1+0.03)x
b. What should the population be now? What is the projected population for 2020?
In 2014, x=14 so f (14)=1.815 million people.

In 2020, x=20 so f (20)=2.167 million people.
8. Bank Plans:
Suppose you worked mowing lawns all summer and earned $50. Two savings institutions, Linear Luck and
Exponential Experiment want you to let them “hold onto your money” for a while.
Linear Luck: This savings plan will add $100 to your balance for every month that you leave your money in
the account.
Exponential Experiment: This savings plan will multiply your balance by 2 every month that you leave your
money in their account.
Analyze the plans: Write the explicit function for each account, and decide which account is best at what times.
Linear Luck: f ( x )=100 x +50
Exponential Experiment: f ( x )=50 ∙ 2x
Linear Luck is better for only the first 2 months. After about 2
and a half months, both accounts will be about $315. After that,
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9. 10.
a . Write the equation of the function shown in a . Write the equation of the function shown in the
the graph below. graph below.
f ( x )=1.5 ( 2 ) x f ( x )=0.5 ( 4 ) x
b. Then find the average rate of change of the

function when x is between 1 and 4. b. Then find the average rate of change of the
7 function when x is between 0 and 2.
3.75
c. Draw in the secant line (the line that you are

finding the slope of when x is between 1 and 4). c. Draw the secant line (the line that you are
finding the slope of when x is between 0 and 2).
Solve the following equations for y.

11. 2 y+10=6 x +12 12. 5 x+ y =7 x+ 4 13. ( y +11 )=−7 ( x−2)
y=3 x +1 y=2 x+ 4 y=−7 x+3
1 15. y +13=−1( x +3) 16. ( y−5 )=3(x +2)

14. y−2= (10 x−25)
5
y=−x−16 y=3 x +11
y=2 x−3

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Module 4 Challenge Problems

The following problems are intended for students to work on after Module 4H Test. The problems are meant to be
done on their own and reviewed during the following class. The following page is blank for the teacher to copy and
give to each student after the test. Below are the solutions.
1. Some tokens are placed in a bag. Each of the tokens has a positive integer stamped on one of its sides. The other
side is blank. It is possible that more than one token in the bag has the same number stamped on it. The
average of all the tokens in the bag is 56. If a token with the number 68 on it is removed from the bag, the
average number on the remaining tokens is 55. Determine the largest possible integer that could appear on
one of the tokens in the bag
649
2. Including takeoff and landing, a plane has average speed 500 km/h while in flight. The plane travels from
Toronto to Thunder Bay in 1 hour 40 minutes, has a brief layover, then returns to Toronto. The return flight is
by the same route and in the same amount of time. If the wait in Thunder Bay reduces the average speed to 425
km/h for the entire two-way trip, how long was the layover?
10
hours or approximately 35 minutes.
17
−3 ´ . The area of
3. The line y=x+ 9 crosses the x-axis at P and the y-axis at Q. Point T (r , s) lies on PQ
4
∆ POQ is three times the area of ∆ TOP . Determine the values of r and s, the coordinates of T.
4.
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Module 4 Honors Overview

Summary of the Concepts & Skills in Module 4H:

Content Standards and Standards of Mathematical Practice Covered:

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Concepts Used In the Next Module:

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Module 4H – Linear and Exponential Functions

Module 4 Challenge Problems

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Special Note to Teachers:

Core Standards Focus:

F-BF1: Write a function that describes a relationship between two quantities.

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Standards for Mathematical Practice:

1. Make sense of problems and persevere in solving them.

3. Construct viable arguments and critique the reasoning of others.

Connecting the Dots: Piggies and Pools – A Develop Understanding Task

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Sorting Out the Change – A Solidify Understanding Task

Explore (Small Group):

Discuss (Whole Class):

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Launch (Whole Class):

Explore (Small Group):

Discuss (Whole Class):

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Module 4H Forms of Linear Equations

Slope Intercept Form

Point Slope Form

Module 4H Forms of Exponential Equations

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When do you use this form for…

Point Ratio Form

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4.1H Warm Up: Connecting the Dots: Piggies and Pools

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4.1H Sorting Out the Change

 Equal differences over equal intervals

How I found the pattern of change:

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4. The pattern of change in the

How I found the pattern of change:

5. The pattern of change in the

How I found the pattern of change:

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7. The algae population increases

How I found the pattern of change:

How I found the pattern of change:

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Recursive Equation: Explicit Equation:

Explain how the rate of change appears in each of your representations.

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