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Rate of Change. run. rise. Rate of Change =. Rate of Change of a Linear Relationship. The rate of change of a linear relationship is the steepness of the line. Rates of change are seen everywhere. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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Rate of Change
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Rate of Change of a Linear Relationship
The rate of change of a linear relationship is the steepness of the line.
rise
run
Rate of Change =
riserun
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Rates of change are seen everywhere.
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The steepness of the roof of a house is referred to as the pitch of the roof by home builders.
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Give one reason why some homes have roofs which have a greater pitch.
There is less snow build up in the wintertime.
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Engineers refer to the rate of change of a road as the grade.
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They often represent the rate of change as a percentage.
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A grade of 8% would mean for every rise of 8 units there is a run of 100 units.
8100
= 8%
Rate of change = 1008
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The steepness of wheelchair ramps is of great importance for safety.
Rate of change of wheelchair ramp =
112
If the rise is 1.5 m, what is the run?
Answer: 18 m because
112
112
1518
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3 m
5 m
Determine the rate of change (pitch) of the roof.
35change of rate
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3
3
3
32
change of rate
33
change of rate
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Determine the rate of change of each staircase.
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Determine the rate of change.Which points will you use to determine rise and run?
= $5/hr
runrise
change of rate
hr 420 $
20
4
Earnings
Number of Hours WorkedWhat does this rate of change represent?
The hourly wage