A. The battery life of a computer that is plugged in: constant
B. The amount of food supply a restaurant has over the course of one day: decreasing (assuming they serve food and it gets consumed)
C. The distance a car travels in one hour: increasing (assuming the car is moving and not stationary)
4. a. The function is nonlinear
b.
4-6 hours: The battery life of the cell phone may decrease slightly or remain constant
6-14 hours: The battery life of the cell phone may decrease gradually or rapidly
c. The function is increasing in the interval 0-4 hours.
d. The function is decreasing in the interval 14-24 hours.
e. The rate at which the phone charges cannot be determined from the given graph.
3. Decide if each scenario is increasing, decreasing, or constant.
A. The battery life of a
computer that is plugged in.
B. The amount of food supply
a restaurant has over the course of one day
C. The distance a car travels in one hour
4. The graph below shows the battery life of a cell phone throughout the day:
a. Is the function linear or nonlinear?
b. Describe possible scenarios for the following intervals:
4-6 hours:
6-14 hours:
c. Name one interval in which the function is increasing.
d. Name one interval in which the function is decreasing.
e. At what rate does the phone charge?
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