Situation C. Niral's Claim
Niral's Claim
The relationship between length and width for rectangles with a fixed area, like
24 square feet, is not a linear function. But suppose we want to know the
possible whole number lengths for a rectangle with a length of 15 inches. The
relationship between area and width for rectangles with a fixed length is a
linear function.
1. What evidence can you use to show his claims are or are not correct?
2. What if we fix the width to be 4 feet, is the relationship between the area and length
linear? Explain.