Sorting Functions
On the next page are four graphs, four equations, four tables, and four rules.
Your task is to match each graph with an equation, a table and a rule.
1. Write your answers in the following table.
Graph
Equation
Table
Rule
A
B
C
D
2. Explain how you matched each of the four graphs to its equation.
Graph A ______________________________________________________________________
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Graph B ______________________________________________________________________
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Graph C ______________________________________________________________________
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Graph D ______________________________________________________________________
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Sorting Functions
Graph A
Equation A
Table A
y is the
same as x
multiplied
by x
xy = 2
Graph B
Equation B
Table B
y2 = x
Graph C
Equation C
Equation D
y=x-2
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Rule B
x
multiplied
by y is
equal to 2
Table C
Rule C
y is 2 less
than x
y = x2
Graph D
Rule A
Table D
Rule D
x is the
same as y
multiplied
by y
Sorting Functions