Linear functions model situations that are continually increasing or continually decreasing. Quadratic functions model situations that increase and then decrease, or vice versa. Polynomial functions can model situations that change directions multiple times. What is a situation in which a polynomial model might make sense, and why?

The table below represents the displacement of a fish from its reef as a function of time: time (hours) x displacement from reef (feet) y 0 4 1 64 2 124 3 184 4 244 part a: what is the y-intercept of the function, and what does this tell you about the fish? (4 points) part b: calculate the average rate of change of the function represented by the table between x = 1 to x = 3 hours, and tell what the average rate represents. (4 points) part c: what would be the domain of the function if the fish continued to swim at this rate until it traveled 724 feet from the reef? (2 points)

Which of the following is another way to express the difference between -5 and 8?

Suppose that a customer is purchasing a car. he conducts an experiment in which he puts 10 gallons of gas in the car and drives it until it runs out of gas. he conducts this experiment 15 times on each car and records the number of miles driven. full data set car 1 238238 216216 205205 212212 240240 274274 297297 252252 260260 247247 257257 243243 296296 243243 290290 car 2 245245 204204 215215 209209 251251 165165 221221 295295 172172 287287 268268 305305 320320 260260 297297 describe each data set, that is determine the shape, center, and spread. sample mean for car 1 x overbar equalsx=216216 mi / 10 gal (type an integer or decimal rounded to one decimal place as needed.) sample mean for car 2 x overbar equalsx=209209 mi / 10 gal (type an integer or decimal rounded to one decimal place as needed.)