Question

Talk about why you think it is sometimes important to represent a procedure mathematcally. Give an example in life that a mathematcal procedure helped you solve a problem. In this procedure, what is independent quanity, what is dependent quanity?

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Explanation:

Representing a procedure mathematically enables us to model life situations, solve for the unknown variables, and interpret back into the given situation for implementation.

A typical example is determining the gallons of gasoline a car would consume at a certain speed.

In this example, the independent variable is the driving speed, and the dependent variable is the gasoline consumption.

Gasoline consumption will either increase or decrease based on the speed of the car. The speed of the car is not affected by gasoline consumption.