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You can find the equation of a function from its graph by calculating the slope from two points and determining the y-intercept. The slope is calculated as the rise over the run, where rise is the change in the y-value and run is the change in the x-value. To find the equation: 1) pick two points on the graph, 2) calculate the slope as rise over run, 3) find the y-intercept by looking at where the graph intersects the y-axis.

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Equation From Graph Notes

You can find the equation of a function from its graph by calculating the slope from two points and determining the y-intercept. The slope is calculated as the rise over the run, where rise is the change in the y-value and run is the change in the x-value. To find the equation: 1) pick two points on the graph, 2) calculate the slope as rise over run, 3) find the y-intercept by looking at where the graph intersects the y-axis.

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Finding the Equation of a Function from

a Graph
Notes

Equation from the Graph of a Function


You can find the equation of a function, given a
graph, by calculating the slope, and finding the yintercept.
Slope: Rise
Run
Rise: The amount the y value increases or decreases
Run: The amount the x value moves to the right
Y intercept: the point at which the line crosses and
intersects the y-axis.

Finding the Equation from a Graph


1. Pick two exact points (lattice points) from the line
2. Starting with the left most point, count the rise (change
in y) * if it drops, its slope is negative*

3. Count the run (change in x)


4. Slope m = rise/run or (change in y)/(change in x)
5. Find the point on the line that intersects with the y-axis.
That is your y-intercept (b value)

*If it does not intersect at an exact point, substitute any


point on the line into the equation and solve for b*

1. Write the equation in slope-intercept form

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