Radical Function Topic 1 Questions Not Covered in-Class

(a) Construct a mapping rule 1 (, ) ( + 2.5, 5 + 3) 2

3. Given a function = 52 + 5 + 3 }First re-write as = 52( + ) + 3

5 2

(b) Determine the coordinates of the basic graph start point after transformation Transform the point (0,0) The start point (c) State the domain and range Domain: { 2.5} Range: { 3}
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(0, 0) () + 2.5, 5() + 3 (. , ) 2

This relates back to the transformed start point. (Remember, vertical reflection so graph opens down!)

5. Agronomists use radical functions to model and optimize corn production. One factor they analyze is how the amount of nitrogen fertilizer applied affects the crop yield. Suppose the function = 760 + 2000 is used to predict the yield, Y, in kilograms per hectare, of corn as a function of the amount, n, in kilograms per hectare, of nitrogen applied to the crop. (a) Use language of transformations to compare the graph of = 760 + 2000 to = .
Vertical stretch, factor of 760

(b) Graph the function using transformations / a mapping rule. Label your axis and provide a scale.
(, ) (, 760 + 2000) { 0}, { 2000} (0,0) (0, 2000) (1,1) (1, 2760) (4,2) (0, 3520)

Vertical translation 2000 units

(c) Identify the domain and range. 20000 = 760 + 2000

(0, 2000)

(a) Predict the amount of fertilizer required to achieve a yield of 20 000 ha. Find when = 2000. 18000 = 760 + 2000 18000 = 760 = (18000760)2 kg per hectare

(b) What do the shape of the graph, the domain, and the range tell you about this situation? Are the domain and range realistic in this context? Explain. Domain has a practical maximum, as n represents kg per hectare. Although we cannot be sure what it is, wed have to ask a corn farmer