Unit 5, Lesson 10
Piecewise Linear Functions
Grade 8
Practice
Problem 1
The graph shows the distance of a car from home as a function of time.
Describe what a person watching the car would see.
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The graph shows the distance of a car from home as a function of time.
Describe what a person watching the car would see.
The equation
This graph shows a trip on a bike trail. The trail has markers every 0.5 kilometer showing the distance from the beginning of the trail.
Coordinate plane, x, time in hours, 0 to 3 point 4 by point 2, y, distance from beginning in kilometers, 0 to 10 by 2. Line segments connecting the origin and (point 8 comma 8), (1 point 4 comma 8), (2 point 2 comma 10), (2 point 4 comma 10), (2 point 6 comma 5), (3 comma 0).
When was the bike rider going the fastest?
When was the bike rider going the slowest?
During what times was the rider going away from the beginning of the trail?
During what times was the rider going back toward the beginning of the trail?
During what times did the rider stop?