Overview

Prior Knowledge

The following GLCEs will be needed to understand this unit:

A.PA.07.09 Recognize inversely proportional relationships in contextual situations; know that quantities are inversely proportional if their product is constant, and that an inversely proportional relationship is of the form y = k/x where k is some non-zero number.

A.RP.07.10 Know that the graph of y = k/x is not a line, know its shape, and know that it crosses neither the x nor the y-axis.

A.RP.08.01 Identify and represent linear functions, quadratic functions, and other simple functions including inversely proportional relationships; cubics; roots; and exponentials; using tables, graphs, and equations.

N.ME.08.02 Understand meanings for zero and negative integer exponents.