Linear Function Modeling Charity Walkathon Example
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This example demonstrates how to model the amount of money Garrett raises for charity using the linear function d=50m+120. Key mathematical concepts include linear functions, variable relationships, and practical applications. Construction involves GeoGebra commands like Segment, Distance, OrthogonalLine. Suitable for middle school students learning function modeling and data analysis.
GeoGebra Commands & Parameters
Segment(C_0, (x(C_0), 0)) → D_1Distance(L2, D_1) → val1LaTeX("\text{Identify the domain of the function.}") → text1LaTeX("\text{depends on the number of miles he walks.}") → text7LaTeX("\text{Garrett cannot walk a negative number of miles, and right when he starts, the number of}") → text8LaTeX("\text{In this case, the independent variable is \textcolor{#000099}{m}, the number of miles Garrett walks, because}") → text4LaTeX("\text{its value is not determined by \textcolor{#000099}{d}. That is, the number of miles Garrett walks does not}") → text5LaTeX("\text{Identify the range of the function.}") → text12LaTeX("\text{The range of a linear function is all the possible values of the function’s dependent}") → text13LaTeX("\text{variable.}") → text14LaTeX("\text{Garrett raises depends on the number of miles he walks.}") → text17LaTeX("\text{In this case, the dependent variable is \textcolor{#000099}{d}, which represents the number of dollars Garrett }") → text15LaTeX("\text{raises, because its value is determined by \textcolor{#000099}{m}. In other words, the amount of money}") → text16LaTeX((("\text{symbolically, \textcolor{#000099}{d ≥ " * dollars) * "}.}")) → text21LaTeX("\text{the domain of the function is all real numbers \textcolor{#000099}{m} such that \textcolor{#000099}{m} is greater than or equal to}") → text10LaTeX((("\text{range of the function is all real numbers \textcolor{#000099}{d} such that \textcolor{#000099}{d} is greater than or equal to \textcolor{#000099}{" * dollars) * "} or,}")) → text20LaTeX((("\text{\textcolor{#000099}{m} \textendash number of miles; \textcolor{#000099}{d} \textendash number of dollars; \textcolor{#000099}{" * money) * "} \textendash money donated by Garrett}")) → Question2OrthogonalLine(L2, xAxis) → cLaTeX("\text{The domain of a linear function is all the possible values of the function’s independent variable.}") → text2OrthogonalLine(L2, xAxis) → kLaTeX((((((((("\text{he can raise is \textcolor{#000099}{" * distance) * "(") * val2) * ") + ") * money) * " = ") * dollars) * "}. In theory, there is no maximum. Therefore, the}")) → text19LaTeX("\text{m}") → text22LaTeX((("\text{Since the minimum number of miles Garrett can walk is \textcolor{#000099}{" * val2) * "}, the minimum number of dollars}")) → text18LaTeX((("\text{miles he will have walked is \textcolor{#000099}{" * val2) * "}. In theory, there is no maximum value for \textcolor{#000099}{m}. Therefore,}")) → text9LaTeX((((("\text{ \textcolor{#000099}{" * val2) * "} or, symbolically, \textcolor{#000099}{m ≥ ") * val2) * "}.}")) → text11LaTeX((("\text{Number of miles=" * val2) * "}")) → text26LaTeX("\text{depend on the amount of money he raises \textendash instead, the amount of money he raises }") → text6Sequence(Segment[A_0 + (i, 0), A_0 + (i, (-0.5))], i, 0, 10) → list1Sequence(Segment[A_0 + (i - 0.5, 0), A_0 + (i - 0.5, (-0.4))], i, 1, 10) → list2Sequence(Sequence[Segment[A_0 + ((0.5 * i) + (0.1 * j), 0), A_0 + ((0.5 * i) + (0.1 * j), (-0.3))], j, 1, 4], i, 0, 19) → list3Segment((0, 0), (0, 1)) → iVector(B_0, C_0) → uLaTeX("\text{0}") → scalevalue1LaTeX("\text{5}") → scalevalue2LaTeX("\text{10}") → scalevalue3LaTeX("\text{15}") → scalevalue4LaTeX("\text{20}") → scalevalue5LaTeX("\text{25}") → scalevalue6LaTeX("\text{30}") → scalevalue7LaTeX("\text{35}") → scalevalue8LaTeX("\text{40}") → scalevalue9LaTeX("\text{45}") → scalevalue10LaTeX("\text{50}") → scalevalue11Segment(D_0, A_0) → ScalelineLaTeX("\text{the function}") → text24LaTeX("\text{the function}") → text27LaTeX("\text{\mathbf{Linear \;function}}\; \text{a function that can be written in the form \textcolor{#000099}{f(x)=mx+b}, in}") → text30LaTeX("\text{\mathbf{Range}}\text{ the set of all outputs of a function; the set of \textcolor{#000099}{y}-values that are valid for }") → text32LaTeX("\text{\mathbf{Domain}} \text{ the set of all inputs of a function; the set of \textcolor{#000099}{x}-values that are valid for }") → text31LaTeX("\text{which \textcolor{#000099}{m} is the slope, \textcolor{#000099}{b} is the \textcolor{#000099}{y}-intercept, and the graph is a straight line }") → text3LaTeX((((("\text{Solve the linear function \textcolor{#000099}{d = " * distance) * "m + ") * money) * "}.}")) → Question1
AI Drawing Prompt Reference
Draw a coordinate system with the x-axis representing the number of miles walked (m) and the y-axis representing the amount of money raised in dollars (d). Plot a slanted line representing the linear function d=50m+120. Label the function equation and mark tick values on both axes from 0 to 50 in increments of 5. Include text explaining that the domain is m≥0 (Garrett cannot walk a negative number of miles) and the range is d≥120 (the base donation even without walking). Annotate the independent variable m and dependent variable d, explaining their meanings and relationship. Present a complete function graph with explanatory mathematical text about domain and range.
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