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Analyzing A News Media Graph Paper

Newspapers, magazines, and journals often use graphs to display information in an eye-catching manner. Such graphs often represent various functions: Linear, quadratic, polynomial, rational, logarithmic or exponential. Answer Numbers 1 to 4 in paragraph form. Do not include any introduction & conclusion. You can add additional sentences/paragraphs & references. The paragraph(s) should include the following:

1. A graph from the news media that you think may be closely modeled by a linear, quadratic, polynomial, rational, logarithmic, or exponential function. If you are using an electronic resource, either provide the link or scan and paste it to word document. Make sure you scan as one of the following file types: *.bmp, *.gif, t.jpg, *.ipeg, and *.png.
2. An explanation of which type of function the graph most closely models.
3. A detailed description of the behavior of your chosen graph, such as increasing and decreasing intervals, max or min values, intercepts, domain and range, end behavior, symmetry, even or odd behavior, the type of equation, asymptotes, and restricted values. Does your graph go through the origin? Does it have an x-intercept and/or a y-intercept? Why or why not? At what x-values does the graph rise or fall? Is there a reason behind the behavior of the graph? More detail is better.
4. Reflect what you found interesting, what you have learned, and what insights you gained as a result of answering Numbers to 3.