Explore the relationship between the population of foxes and rabbits in a national park using trigonometric models. Plot data and find the appropriate trigonometric functions. Two questions require interpretation and explanation of reasoning. Included are detailed explanations of the answers. There is a follow-up activity by the same name that uses more realistic data and requires a best-fit sine curve mapping. You may find this activity in the additional materials section.

Common Core

HSF-TF.B.5 MP3 MP4 MP5