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B. Hannah approximates the areas of circles using the equation A=3 r², and records areas of circles with different radius lengths in a table.

a. Graph the ordered pairs from the table.
b. Is the relation a function? Explain.

B. Hannah approximates the areas of circles using the equation A=3 r², and records-example-1
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To graph this function, form ordered pairs from the chart. Because the x-axis is denoted to Radius and the y-axis to Area, we will want to graph the radius and corresponding area. Remember, x-coordinates always are graphed first, then the y-coordinate to plot a point.

A.) From the table, we can create the following ordered pairs in the form (x, y):

(1, 3) (2, 12) (3, 27) (4, 48) (5, 75)

Simply start at 0 and move left or right in the x-axis the amount of units the fist value says. Then, from that position, move up or down along the y-axis the value of the second coordinate. For example, in the pair (1, 3), you will move 1 unit right (+), then 3 units up from that position and plot the point. The point should be 1 space to the right and 3 spaces up from there.

B.) This graph is a function because it passes the vertical line test, meaning no x-value leads to two y-values. Every domain value is paired to exactly one range value.

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