Learning Target: I can describe graphs of linear functions with intercepts,

domain, range, and rate of change

Warm Up
Float planes fly into remote lakes in Canada's Where does the graph intersect the vertical
North for ecotourism. The graph below shows the axis? What does this point represent?
height of a float plane above a lake as it descends
to land (splash!)

Where does the graph intersect the horizontal

axis? What does this point represent?

What is the rate of change for this graph? State the domain and range for this graph.
What does it represent?

The point at which the graph intersects the vertical axis

is called the vertical intercept (often y-intercept)
𝑓(𝑥 ) = −2𝑥 + 6
What is the domain value at this point?

The point at which the graph intersects the horizontal

axis is called the horizontal intercept (often x-intercept)

What is the range value at this point?

Relations and Functions Page 1

1. Find x- and y-intercepts, and graph! (Label the intercepts)
2. Find slope (rate of change)

Relations and Functions Page 2

Example 1 - Graphing linear relations with intercepts

Graph each of the following linear relations by first finding the horizontal intercept, the
vertical intercept, and one other point.
𝑥 𝑔(𝑥) = −𝑥 + 4
𝑓(𝑥) = ⎯⎯− 1
2

Example 2 - Reading features from a provided graph

Given the graphs of 𝑓(𝑥) and 𝑔(𝑥) below, determine the intercepts and slope of each function

𝑓(𝑥) 𝑔(𝑥)
x-int

y-int

Slope
(m)

Practice/HW: p. 319 #6-11

Relations and Functions Page 3

Learning Target: I can identify and work with linear functions

Warm Up: Graph the following functions by finding the intercepts

and one other point. Label these on your graph. Then, find the
rate of change.
2
𝑦 = −𝑥 + 3 𝑓(𝑥) = ⎯⎯𝑥 − 6
3

Practice/HW: p. 309 #9, 11, 12, 14, 17 and p. 319 #7, 9, 10, 16, 17

Relations and Functions Page 4