Question

Algebra slope question

Answer 1

Determine which function has the greater rate of change in problems 1−3.

Answer 2

find the slope for each, and see which one is bigger

Answer 3

pick 2 points for each and then find the slope

Answer 4

Okay i know the slopes... but what does that have to do with the question?

Answer 5

slope == rate of change

Answer 6

i still dont get it

Answer 7

... ok... what do you find confusing?

Answer 8

math. LOL I mean, i think ik how to get slope. The slope for the first one -1, right? And the second one is 1? and the third one is 1/2? And the fourth is 2/3?

Answer 9

@jdoe0001

Answer 10

well... I only see the 1st one... and its table I gather

when one talks about the "slope" is really just referring to the "rate of change" that "y" is changing in relation to "x"

Answer 11

I still dont understand. AT ALL.

Answer 12

\(slope = \dfrac{rise}{run}\)

Answer 13

Slope is how much y changes, depending on how x changes. Like for y = 2x, slope is 2 because when x changes from 1 to 2, y changes from 2 to 4.

Seriously, I don't know how to explain anything simpler than that.

Answer 14

lemme put it this way

if you and your sister start walking and she moves faster than you

so when you walked 1 mile, she has already walked for 2 miles

when you walked 2 miles, she has alreadyi walked 4 miles

so... what would be the "rate of change" that is, the difference in walking speed between you and your sister?

the rate of the change from one mile to the next and so on

well let's see

you = x sister=y

x=1 y = 2
x=2 y =4

what's the rate of change? well will be the slope of the points (1,2) and (2,4)
or 2

what does that mean? it means the rate of change of your sister would be 2 in relation to your speed

meaning she's twice as fast walking

Answer 15

SO whats the answer?

Answer 16

well. the "greater rate of change"

look at the slopes you got, the "greater slope" then