IM2 - 1st & 2nd Differences
- What
- IM2 - 1st & 2nd Differences
- When
- 8/28/2017
We start our new chapter by discussing the relationship between equations, graphs, and the x-y pairs that relate to them, focusing primarily on degree. Most of the graphs we'll be dealing with for a while will be 2nd degree equations. The first and second differences (and others beyond) are one way to look at the x-y pairs and detect the degree of their related equation.
Equations for data with all their first differences the same are of degree 1 and are called linear functions.
Equations with all their second differences the same are of degree 2 and are called quadratic functions.
- HELP! 1st and 2nd differences
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