Hockey+Project

1. Which player did you choose? (1pt) Dirk Nowitzki

2. What are his/her points per game (PPG) or scoring average (AVG)? (1pt) 23.0

3. If you are trying to determine how many total points your player will get in the season, can his/her PPG be considered a constant rate of change (also called slope)? (1pt) Yes Why or why not? Explain using at least one complete sentence. (3pts) cause if multiply ppg by the total of games he played in season you will get the total of how much he will get that season

4. Assuming this player scores his/her average every single game, what mathematical operation would you use to figure out how many total points this player would have after playing two games? (1pt) PPG(2)

5. What is the starting point for the relationship between total points for a player and games played? (1pt) (0,0)

Explain in at least one complete sentence why this is the starting point (also called y-intercept). (3pts) This is the starting point because there was no NBA season this year sov my player didn't played and had no points

6. Using your constant rate of change and starting point, write a linear equation (in the form y = mx) for the relationship between total points and games played. (4pts) y= 23.0/1 x+0

7. Use your equation to complete this chart pertaining to your basketball player only. (4pts)


 * x (number of games played) || 0 || 15 || 30 || 45 || 60 || 75 ||
 * y (number of points scored in season) || 0 || 343.5 || 687 || 1.0305 || 1374 || 17175 ||


 * Complete Questions 8,9, and 10 with your partner. However, you still will need to turn in separate and different graphs for question 8.**

8. Graph the ordered pairs you created in Question 7. (Be sure to label both axes on your graph and clearly identify the scale you use on each axis.)

9. Is it realistic to believe that your basketball player’s points per game (or average) will remain the same throughout the season? What variables will cause it to change? Use at least two complete sentences to answer the question. (2pts)

Yes it's because if he will be injured the average of PPG will go down

How will a change in his points per game average affect the total number of points he scores in the season? Use a complete sentence to answer the question. (2pts) Because if his average is lower is scoring less then he will have less points at the end of that season

10. State 2 ways you could use this information in daily life. Use at least two complete sentences. (2pts) With this information about the NBA Basketball you could make bets. By looking at the average of the teams and conclude who have the best player