Algebra 2 | Unit 6 | Lesson 8: Rising and Falling | Practice Problems

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Which situations are modeled accurately by a periodic function? Select all that apply.

• the distance from the earth to the sun as a function of time

• the area of a sheet of paper as a function of the number of times it is folded in half

• the vertical height of a point on a rotating wheel as a function of time

• the height of a swinging pendulum as a function of time

Can a non-constant linear function be periodic? Explain your reasoning.

Can a quadratic function be periodic? Explain your reasoning.