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Publication Date: 2019
Pages: 6
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Public Policy and Quadratic Functions
Nillsen, Rodney
Australian Mathematics Education Journal, v1 n1 p4-9 2019
Increasing and decreasing functions can be combined into a quadratic to explore the competing demands of number of sales, price points and profit (or loss). An interesting application of taxation rates is also explored.
Descriptors: Mathematics Instruction, Teaching Methods, Mathematical Logic, Critical Thinking, Relevance (Education), Public Policy, Problem Solving, Equations (Mathematics), Taxes, Marketing, High Schools, Secondary School Mathematics
Australian Association of Mathematics Teachers (AAMT). Tel: +61-8-8363-0288; e-mail: office@aamt.edu.au; Web site: https://primarystandards.aamt.edu.au/Journals
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: High Schools; Secondary Education
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Language: English
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