Quadratic and other non linear functions. The student understands there are situations modeled by functions that are neither linear nor quadratic and models the situations. Clarifying Activity Students work in groups and discuss the following problem that involves inverse variation. Three students share the costs of a limousine for prom. Being short on cash, they decide to include others.
Students represent the cost per student by dividing the money into piles.
Students form two equal piles of money to represent two students sharing a limousine, three equal piles of money to represent three students, four equal piles of money to represent four students sharing a limousine, etc. Students use the information from the table to arrive at cost per student expressed as a function of the number of students. Quadratic and other non linear functions. The student understands there are situations modeled by functions that are neither linear nor quadratic and models the situations. Express the number of layers of paper obtained with respect to the number of folds made.