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Illustrative Math - Algebra 1 - Unit 4 - Lesson 2

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The height of water in a bathtub, w, is a function of time, t. Let P represent this function. Height is measured in inches and time in minutes.

Match each statement in function notation with a description.

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P(10)=4
The bathtub starts out with no water.
P(20)=0
The height of the water is 10 inches after 4 minutes.
P(0)=0
After 10 minutes, the height of the water is 4 inches.
P(4)=10
After 20 minutes, the bathtub is empty.

Function f gives the distance of a dog from a post, in feet, as a function of time, in seconds, since its owner left.

Find the value of f(20) and of f(140)

This lesson is from Illustrative Mathematics. Algebra 1, Unit 4, Lesson 2. Internet. Available from https://curriculum.illustrativemathematics.org/HS/teachers/1/4/2/index.html ; accessed 26/July/2021.

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