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2-2 Functions and Relationships
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Topic 2-2-1 Functions – Looking back

1. Looking Back! 20 mins

Understanding and working with numerical and geometric patterns, lays a firm
foundation for working with functions and relationships.
Here is a reminder of how patterns and functions are presented:
1.1 Geometric or Numeric pattern
Geometric pattern made using triangles.

1st pattern
2nd pattern 3rd pattern 4th pattern

The next two patterns in the pattern set are:

pattern 1 pattern 2 pattern 3 pattern 4

5th pattern 6th pattern

Numeric pattern: 6; 12; 18; … TO REMEMBER

Patterns:
1.2 Describing the pattern verbally: The pattern number is n
I start with 6 triangles and then I add six more each The value of the pattern
time to continue the pattern. number is Tn
The pattern number multiplied by six.. Algebra:
1.3 Describing the pattern using a formula: The input number is x
The output number y.
6n n is the pattern number .
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1.4 Writing the pattern number using an equation pattern number = x
Tn 6n value of pattern number = y

1.5. The pattern shown in a table looks like this:

The numbers match those in the geometric and numeric patterns.

pattern number (n) 1 2 3 4 5 6

number of triangles (Tn) 6 12 18 24 30 36

Continued…

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1.6 The same pattern is shown below in a flow diagram.

Input numbers operator output numbers

1 6
2 12
3 6 18
4 24
5 30
6 36

1.7 Number pairs:

Number pairs are written using brackets.
The input number is written first and the output number second.
A semi-colon (;) separates the numbers.
Taking the values from the table in d above, we will get the following
number pairs:
(1 ; 6), (2 ; 12). (3 ; 18), (4 ; 24), (5 ; 30), (6 ; 36)
[Note: We read a number pair as one six. We do not say 1 comma six]
1.8 Plotting points on the number plane:
To plot the point (1;6):
Start at the point (0;0) count 1 square to the right and 6 squares up.
Mark the point with a cross or a dot.
(Do not plot those points with large number values.)

2;12

1;6

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2. Go ahead! 30 mins
In each of the following you are given one presentation of a relationship rule.
Use your knowledge from “Looking back” and present the rule in the other ways given in each
question.

2.1 (x) ─2 ─1 0 1 2 3 4
(y) y = 2x ─ 5 ─9 ─7 ─5 ─3 ─1 1 3

2.1.1 As a flow diagram. 2.1.2 Verbally (write a sentence).

2.1.3 On a number plane.

2.2 Input numbers (x) rule/operator output numbers (y)

─3 9
─1 3
0  3 0
2 ─6
4 ─ 12
6 ─ 18

2.2.1 As a table. 2.2.2 As an equation.

2.2.3 As a set of number pairs.

2.3

2.3.1 As a verbal expression. 2.3.2 As an equation.

2.3.3 As a set of number pairs.

2.4 Here is a sentence describing a relationship rule: “Add four to each number.”
2.4.1 As an equation. 2.4.2 As a table.
2.4.3 As a flow diagram. Use the following as the input values: (− 3; − 2; 1; 4; 5; 8; )

3. Check your work! 10 mins

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