Bugs on a Coordinate Plain
Assignment
#4, Question #2:
Question:
I have been
observing the motion of a bug that is crawling on my graph paper. When I started
watching it, it was at the point (1,2). Ten seconds later it was at (3, 5).
Another ten seconds later it was at (5,8). After another ten seconds it was at
(7, 11).
a)
Draw a picture that illustrates what is
happening.
b)
Write a description of any pattern you notice. What assumptions
are you making?
c)
Where was the bug 25 seconds after I started watching
it?
d)
Where was the bug 26 seconds after I started watching
it?
Answer:
a.
Graph
b.
This is a linear line; it increases at a slope of
3/2.
c.
At 25 seconds the beetle was at the point (6,
9.5).
d.
At 26 seconds the beetle was at the point (6.2,
9.8).
#4, Question #2:
Question:
I have been
observing the motion of a bug that is crawling on my graph paper. When I started
watching it, it was at the point (1,2). Ten seconds later it was at (3, 5).
Another ten seconds later it was at (5,8). After another ten seconds it was at
(7, 11).
a)
Draw a picture that illustrates what is
happening.
b)
Write a description of any pattern you notice. What assumptions
are you making?
c)
Where was the bug 25 seconds after I started watching
it?
d)
Where was the bug 26 seconds after I started watching
it?
Answer:
a.
Graph
b.
This is a linear line; it increases at a slope of
3/2.
c.
At 25 seconds the beetle was at the point (6,
9.5).
d.
At 26 seconds the beetle was at the point (6.2,
9.8).