EXPLORING TWO-STEP MAPPINGS Solutions

TASK 1 Different methods

a x 1 2 3 4
y –3 –1 1 3

c y = 2x − 5 d y = −5

TASK 2 Finding links

x 1 2 3 5 8 b x 1 3 6 7 10
a
y 4 7 10 16 25 y 8 12 18 22 26

Equation: y = 3x + 1 Equation: y = 2x + 6

When x = 0, y = 1 When x = 0, y = 6

c x 1 2 3 4 9 d x 2 5 6 7 11
y 1 6 11 16 41 y 4 13 16 19 31

Equation: y = 5x − 4 Equation: y = 3x − 2

When x = 0, y = −4 When x = 0, y = −2

The value of y when x = 0 is the same as the number added or taken away from the function machine
and the equation.

The number that is multiplied in the function is the same as the number in front of the x in the equation.