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Task: Today you will create a mathematical model, or equation, relating the distance (in cm) an Action Figure will fall and the number of rubber bands making up the bungee cord. You will then use your equation to determine the distance the figure will fall with a specified number of rubber bands and the number of rubber bands needed to perform a bungee jump from a specific height. Materials: An Action Figure, several rubber bands, a ruler or tape measure
Step 7: Repeat Steps 1-6 with additional rubber bands, adding one rubber band at a time. You may have to move to a higher location when the Action Figure begins to go a farther distance.
3. Estimate your r-value based on your scatter plot. R-value: 4. Calculate the slope of your line. You will need to find two of the following in order to do so: ( ____ , ____ ) point on your line You only need to find 2 of ( ____ , ____ ) point on your line these 3! y-intercept= 5. Write the equation of your line in slope-intercept form. slope=
6. What do y, b, x, and m represent in this situation? (In other words, what are the realworld meanings of each number and variable in your equation?)
2. How many rubber bands would you need to get your Action Figure to fall exactly 289 cm? Remember, the Action Figure cannot touch the ground!!
3. Was your answer to Question 2 a whole number? ___________ Does a non-whole number make sense for this answer? __________________ Explain: ___________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ 4. Based on your model, how many rubber bands would you need to get your Action Figure to fall exactly 4 meters?
3. According to your linear regression equation, how far would your Action Figure fall if you used a bungee cord consisting of 40 rubber bands?
4. According to your linear regression equation, how many rubber bands would you need to get your Action Figure to fall exactly 4 meters?
5. Compare your answer to Question 4 with your answer to Part IV: Question 4. Explain why your two answers are similar or different.
6. Display the graph of your line of best fit on your scatter plot. Compare it to the best-fit line you created in Part III. Compare your r-value with your estimate from Part III and your regression line with your line from Part III. What is similar or different about them? Explain why you think this is so.