Class Activity 4
The Cartesian Plane
Objectives
• Reinforce the concept of functions.
• Reinforce the concept of ordered pairs.
• Understand the trend of a function on the plane.
• Navigate the cartesian plane.
• Understand Domain and Range of a function.
Knowledge Needed
• Identifying functions
• Evaluating a function
• Solving equations
• What is an ordered pair.
• Cartesian plane
o Coordinates (ordered pair)
o X-intercept
o Y-intercept
o Trend of a function (behavior)
o Domain and Range
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Part A – Building the Cartesian Plane
A1 – The table below is part of the function 𝑓 (𝑥).
𝑥 −2 −1 0 1 2
𝑓(𝑥) −3 −1 1 3 5
Place all the ordered pairs on the cartesian plane and sketch the trend.
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A2 – The following table is part of the function 𝑔(𝑥).
𝑥 −2 −1 0 1 2
𝑔(𝑥) 5 −1 −3 −1 5
Place all the ordered pairs on the cartesian plane and sketch the trend.
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A3 – The function 𝑦 = −𝑥 2 + 2𝑥 has a domain 𝑥 ∈ {−2, −1, 0, 1, 2}.
(a) Fill the table for the function.
𝑥
𝑦
(b) Show clearly each ordered pair on the plane and sketch the trend of the function.
(c) Write down the range of the function.
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A4 – Let the function ℎ(𝑥) = 3𝑥 − 6 with domain 𝐷: {𝑥 ∈ ℤ | 0 ≤ 𝑥 ≤ 4}
(a) Represent the function ℎ on a table.
𝑥
ℎ(𝑥)
(b) Show clearly each ordered pair on the plane and sketch the trend of the function.
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A5 – The function 𝑘 (𝑥) = 𝑥 − 3 with a domain 𝐷: 𝑥 ∈ ℝ.
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(a) Fill in the missing values on the following table.
𝑥 −2 4
75
𝑘(𝑥) −3 6
2
(b) Show clearly each ordered pair on the plane and sketch the trend of the function.
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A6 – For the function 𝑦 = √2𝑥 − 1 + 3 with a domain 𝐷: 𝑥 ≥
2
(a) Fill in the missing values on the following table.
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𝑥 2
2
𝑦 6 8
(b) Show clearly each ordered pair on the plane and sketch the trend of the function.
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A7 – Let the function 𝑓(𝑥) = 𝑎𝑥 2 − 5 where 𝑎 ≠ 0. Values of this function are represented in the
table below.
𝑥 𝑓(𝑥)
−1 −3
2 𝑑
𝑘 13
(a) With the information given, calculate the value of 𝑎.
(b) Write down the resulting function.
(c) Find the values for 𝑑 and 𝑘.
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A8 – Let a function of the form 𝑦 = 𝑎𝑥 + 𝑏. The table below shows some information regarding some
ordered pairs for this function.
𝑥 𝑦
0 3
𝑐 9
7 𝑑
3 −3
(a) With the information above find the value of,
(i) 𝑏
(ii) 𝑎
(b) Find the values of,
(i) 𝑐
(ii) 𝑑
(c) Show clearly each ordered pair on the plane and sketch the trend of the function.
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Part B – Reading the Cartesian Plane
B1 – The function 𝑓 (𝑥) is shown in the following graph.
(a) Write down the coordinates for,
(i) x-intercept
(ii) y-intercept
(b) Write down the x-coordinates for,
(i) 𝑓(𝑥) = 8
(ii) 𝑓(𝑥) = 3
(c) Write down the coordinates for 𝑓(2).
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B2 – The following graph shows part of the function 𝑔(𝑥).
(a) Write down the coordinates for the y-intercept.
(b) Write down the x-coordinates for when the function is equal to −2.
(c) Write down the value of the function for 𝑥 = 2.
(d) Write down the,
(i) Domain
(ii) Range
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B3 – The following graph shows the function ℎ(𝑥).
(a) Write down the,
(i) Domain
(ii) Range
(b) Write down the coordinates for the intercepts with the axes.
(c) Write down the x-coordinates when the value of the function is equal to 2.
(d) Write down the value of the function for 𝑥 = 1.
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B4 – The following graph shows the function 𝑘(𝑥) = − 4 (𝑥 + 1)2 + 5, for a domain 𝐷: {𝑥 ∈ ℝ| − 3 ≤ 𝑥 ≤ 1}.
(a) Write down the range of the function.
(b) The y-intercept happens when 𝑥 = 0. Find the value of the function for the y-intercept.
(c) Find the values of 𝑥 that satisfy that the function has a value of 3. You’ll need a calculator.
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B5 – The following graph depicts the functions 𝑝(𝑥), the solid line, and 𝑞(𝑥), the dashed line, on the
cartesian plane.
(a) Write down the domain for the functions 𝑓 and 𝑔.
(b) Write down the range for the functions 𝑓 and 𝑔.
(c) Given the function 𝑞(𝑥) = −√𝑥 + 2, find the following:
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(i) The value of 𝑥 for 𝑞(𝑥) = 2.
(ii) 𝑞(1) =
(iii) 𝑞(3) =
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B6 – You are going to subscribe to a video-on-demand platform where you can watch anything on the
catalog for a fixed fee of $100. However, for anything outside the catalog you need to rent it for $35
each. The total cost of your spending on this platform can be written as a function 𝐶 (𝑥), where 𝑥 is the
number of rented things you watched.
(a) Write down the equation for 𝐶(𝑥).
(b) During vacations, in December you rented 15 movies.
Calculate how much you paid in December.
(c) For January, your budget is $500.
Find out how many movies you can rent with that budget.
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B7 – To make good dampers for sports bicycles, Benotto needs to choose the best springs for the task.
They cannot compress too much, nor extend too much. The most used spring can withstand several kg
or force and how much it compresses is given by the function 𝐷 (𝑥) = 20 − 2𝑥. Where 𝐷 is the length
of the spring in 𝑐𝑚, and 𝑥 is the force used in 𝑘𝑁.
(a) Graph the function 𝐷(𝑥) on the cartesian plane. Mark clearly the intersections with the axis.
(b) Based on your graph, write down how much force can the spring withstand before it totally
compresses.
(c) Based on your graph, write down the length of the uncompressed spring.
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B8 – You are about to open a food stall in a mall, and you need to figure out the profit. You know that
𝑷𝒓𝒐𝒇𝒊𝒕 = 𝑰𝒏𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒆 − 𝑪𝒐𝒔𝒕, and it is going to be dependent on how many plates, 𝑥, you serve.
The income, 𝐼(𝑥), is calculated depending on how many plates you sell, and each plate is $10.
The cost, 𝐶(𝑥), is calculated by a fixed fee of $50 plus $3 to produce each plate.
(a) Write down an equation, in terms of 𝑥, for
(i) 𝐼(𝑥) =
(ii) 𝐶(𝑥) =
(b) Hence, write down the function for the profit, 𝑃(𝑥).
(c) Graph the function 𝑃(𝑥) on the cartesian plane. Clearly mark the intersections with both axes.
(d) If you sell 35 plates, calculate the profit.
(e) If you want to have $200 in profit, calculate how many plates you need to sell.
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