What is the function? Modeling the height of water, poured into a tilted container, against time:
Activity 1: Describing verbally and drawing rough graph
tilted tank

In the YouTube Clip above, water is being poured into a tilted rectangular container at a constant rate.

1) Describe in words the relationship between the height of the water as a function of time.

2) Draw a rough graph to illustrate the relationship between the height of the water as a function of time.

Activities 2 & 3: After completing the above, check your description and graph by Clicking here

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By Michael de Villiers, 5 April 2013.