Name:

Linear Equations/Functions:

(http://people.richland.edu/james/lecture/m116/functions/translations.html)

Facts about Linear Functions:

Directions: click on the link above and use the information to answer the following questions

http://www.eduplace.com/math/mathsteps/7/d/
1. 2. 3.

A linear equation is special because:

What does the value of one variable depend on? Which variable is the dependent? Most linear equations are. Which variable is the independent variable? Are the graphs of linear equations always lines? What is one important thing to remember about linear relationships? What are two examples of

Linear relationships?

What does a positive slope indicate? For the leaky bucket example why is the graph only in the first quadrant?

Slope
What does a negative slope indicate? What two things does the slope of a line tell? How many points on a line do you need to calculate slope? What is an undefined slope? What happens when there lines with the same slope?

Linear Equations
What is the slope intercept form of a linear equation? What do the different variables represent in slope intercept form? Y: M: X: B:

What are the steps for drawing the line for a linear equation? When there is no change in y as x changes what does the graph of the line look like? What is its slope?

1. 2.

Can you apply the information you read?

Based on the information you read give two real life examples of linear functions 1.

2.

Analyze the following graphs using the information you read

Is the slope positive, negative zero or undefined?

Slope: Y=

What is the linear function?

(http://www.intmath.com/systems-of-equations/2-graphs-linearfunctions.php)

What does the x represent? Describe what is happening in the graph. What does the y represent? What is the linear function?

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