Intro to Quadratics and Exponential Functions

We have been working with linear functions most of the year. Characteristics of linear functions: The biggest exponent is _____. On a graph, they form a _________________________. But not all situations can be modeled with a straight line!
If you throw a ball up in the air, which of these graphs would represent the height as a function of time?

Sketch a graph to model each of the following situations.

1. The height of water coming out of a sprinkler. 4. The temperature rising 2 degrees every hour.

Time
2. A person walking a steady speed.

Time
5. When a ball is dropped, the height of the first bounce, second bounce and so on.

Time
3. I give you a penny on day 1. I double it on day 2 to 2 pennies. Double it on day 3 to 4 pennies, and so on for several weeks.

Bounce Number
6. The height of an arrow shot by an archer.

Time Day

Quadratic Functions
Remember from last unit, what does quadratic mean? Graph each of the following quadratic functions by making a table of values. 1.
x -2 -1 0 1 2 f(x)

2.
x -2 -1 0 1 2 f(x)

3.
x -2 -1 0 1 2 f(x)

Analyze your graphs. What do you observe about quadratic functions? _____________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________

Exponential Functions
Exponential functions have a _____________ in the exponent. Graph each of the following exponential functions by making a table of values. 1. 2.
x -2 -1 0 1 2 f(x) x -2 -1 0 1 2 f(x)

3.
x -2 -1 0 1 2 f(x)

Analyze your graphs. What do you observe about exponential functions? ___________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________