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Chapter 15

Individual Research Projects Section 15.4

September 29, 2015July 22, 2015 by elaine

Project 15.4

Ships at sea locate their positions using the Long Range Navigation system known as LORAN. In this system, a master station sends signals that can be received by ships at sea. To fix the position of a particular … See the whole entry

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Individual Research Projects Section 15.3

September 29, 2015July 22, 2015 by elaine

Project 15.2

The population in California was 33,871,648 in January 2000, and 37,253,856 in January 2014. Predict California’s population in the year 2020.

Project 15.3

The population in Sebastopol, California was 7,774 in January 2000, and 7,598 in January 2013. … See the whole entry

Categories Chapter 15, Individual Research Projects

Individual Research Project Section 15.2

September 29, 2015July 22, 2015 by elaine

Project 15.1

This problem is a continuation of Problem 60, Section 15.2. A player’s batting average really isn’t simply the ratio h/a . It is the value of h/a rounded to the nearest thousandth. It is possible that a batting … See the whole entry

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Video Links 15-5

August 11, 2015July 22, 2015 by elaine

Videos:
Functions  (time: 9:33)

Function notation (time: 5:29)
… See the whole entry

Categories Chapter 15, Video Links Tags Function notation, Functions

Video Links 15-4

August 11, 2015July 22, 2015 by elaine

Videos:
This video provides a nice introduction to the conic sections  (time: 0:51)

Constructing a parabolic reflector using a satellite dish (time: 10:59)
… See the whole entry

Categories Chapter 15, Video Links Tags Conic sections, Parabola

Video Links 15-2

August 11, 2015July 22, 2015 by elaine

Video:
Graphing linear inequalities in two variables. The first minute tells you everything you need to know; the next nine minutes provide some examples. (time: 10:04)
… See the whole entry

Categories Chapter 15, Video Links Tags Graphing lines, Linear inequalities

Video Links 15-1

August 11, 2015July 22, 2015 by elaine

Videos:
The Cartesian Plane – this is an excellent introduction  (time: 3:11)

Graph a line by plotting points (time: 7:59)

Graph a line using the slope and intercept (time: 7:16)
… See the whole entry

Categories Chapter 15, Video Links Tags Cartesian plane, Intercepts, Plotting points, Slope

Reference Topics 15-5

July 22, 2015 by elaine

This site provides an elementary discussion of functions.
http://www.algebralab.org/lessons/lesson.aspx?file=Algebra_FunctionsRelationsIntro.xml… See the whole entry

Categories Chapter 15, Reference Topics Tags Functions

Reference Topics 15-4

June 4, 2017July 22, 2015 by elaine

A nice overview of the conic sections can be found at this site:
http://www.mathacademy.com/pr/prime/articles/concis/index.asp

This is a great interactive site for graphing conic sections.

In order to use this graphing tool, you need to write the equation in the form… See the whole entry

Categories Chapter 15, Reference Topics Tags Conical sections, Graph

Reference Topics 15-3

November 10, 2015July 22, 2015 by elaine

Here is a good site for graphing equations of the form “y =”.
http://www.calculator.com/graphing/

This is a general site for graphing lines, parabolas, and exponentials.
https://www.desmos.com/calculator

 … See the whole entry

Categories Chapter 15, Reference Topics Tags Exponentials, Graphing lines, Parabola
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