9.03.2009

Really Thirsty

If we were to fill a glass with water at a constant rate (for example, 1 cubic inch per minute), we could graph the height of the water in the glass as time goes by.


Suppose we fill the three glasses below in such a manner. Match up each glass with the graph that best describes the height of the water in the glass over time. Justify your answer using key features of the glass and the graph.

Describe the glass (or create one in paint,) that would correspond to the leftover graph. (Be sure to save your picture as a JPEG and e-mail to Ms. Leckman at mathclasshonors@yahoo.com)


Here is some student work: