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A B C D E F G H I J K
L M N O P Q R S T U V
(3,2)
W X Y Z A B C D E F G

H I J K L M N O P Q R (2,2)
S T U V W X Y Z A B C

D E F G H I J K L M N
(0,0)
O P Q R S T U V W X Y
(5,0)
Z A B C D E F G H I J
K L M N O P Q R S T U (3,4)
POINT
V W X Y Z A B C D E F

G H I J K L M N O P Q
Straight Line Graph
 Straight Line Graphs

• Plot coordinates in all four quadrants and label horizontal and vertical lines

• Complete a table of values for linear equations and plot their graphs

• Understand how the gradient and intercept affect the shape of the graph

Key Words

Straight Line Graph, Quadrant, Horizontal,

Vertical, Linear Equations, Gradient, Intercept

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Plot coordinates in all four quadrants and label horizontal and vertical lines

Eg write down the coordinates of A, B, C and D

Eg Plot the coordinates:
F(0,4) A (3,4)
E(4,1)
D (-3,2)
F(0,4)
E(4,1)
G(-2,-1)

H(4,-4)
G(-2,-1)
Coordinates are B (1,-2)
always written in the
form (x,y) C (-5,-3)
H(4,-4)
Plot coordinates in all four quadrants and label horizontal and vertical lines

y
Horizontal Straight Lines 6
Here is a horizontal straight line graph
drawn on axes.
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The points (0,5), (1,5), (2,5), (3,5), (4,5)
and (5,5) are on the line. 2

They have the same y-value of 5

0 x
Therefore the line is called y=5 0 1 2 3 4 5

Horizontal Lines parallel to the x-axis have points

whose y-values are all the same.
Plot coordinates in all four quadrants and label horizontal and vertical lines

y
Vertical Straight Lines 6
Here is a vertical straight line graph
drawn on axes.
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The points (3,1), (3,2), (3,3), (3,4), (3,5)
and (3,6) are on the line. 2

They have the same x-value of 3

0 x
Therefore the line is called x=3 0 1 2 3 4 5

Vertical lines parallel to the y-axis have

points whose x-values are all the same.
Complete a table of values for linear equations and plot their graphs

Given an equation, we can find coordinate points for that equation by

constructing a table of values.

Suppose we want to plot points for:

y=x+3
We can use a table as follows:

x –3 –2 –1 0 1 2 3
y = x +3 0 1 2 3 4 5 6

(–3, 0) (–2, 1) (–1, 2) (0, 3) (1, 4) (2, 5) (3, 6)

Complete a table of values for linear equations and plot their
graphs

x –3 –2 –1 0 1 2 3
1) Complete a table y = x +3 0 1 2 3 4 5 6
of values:
(–3, 0) (–2, 1) (–1, 2) (0, 3) (1, 4) (2, 5) (3, 6)

y
10

y = x + 3
7

2)
2
Plot the points on a 1

x
coordinate grid. -10 -9 -8 -
7
-6 -5 -4 -3 -2 -1 0

-1
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

3) Draw a straight line -2

-3

through the points. -4

-5

4)
-6
Label the line. -7

-8

-9

-10
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equations and plot their graphs
their graphs

x –3 –2 –1 0 1 2 3
1) Complete a table y = 3x + 1 -8 -5 -2 1 4 7 10
of values:
2) Plot the points on a (-3, -8) (-2, -5) (-1, -2) (0, 1)
y
(1, 4) (2, 7) (3, 10)

coordinate grid. 10

3) Draw a straight line 9

8
y = 3x + 1
through the points. 7

4) Label the line. 6

-10 -9 -8 - -6 -5 -4 -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
x
7
-1

-2

-3

-4

-5

-6

-7

-8

-9

-10
Understand how the gradient and intercept affect the shape of the graph
y
8
y  2x
7 Here are 4 equations:
y  2x  8 6
y = 2x y = 2x + 8
5 y = 2x + 4 y = 2x – 6
4
3
y  2x  6
The equations have been
2
plotted on the graph to
1 the left.
x
-4 -3 -2 -1 1 2 3 4
-1
What do you notice?
-2
What is the same?
-3
What is different?
y  2x  4 -4
-5
-6
-7
-8
 LO4 Understand how the gradient and intercept affect the shape of the
Understand how thegraph
gradient and intercept affect the shape of the graph
y
8
y  4x 1 y  2x 1
7
6
5 Here are 4 equations:
4 y = 2x + 1 y = -x + 1
3 y = 4x + 1 y = ½x + 1
1
y x 1
2 2
1
The equations have been
plotted on the graph to the left.
x
-4 -3 -2 -1 1 2 3 4
-1
-2 What do you notice?
-3 What is the same?
y  x 1
-4 What is different?
-5
-6
-7
-8
Understand how the gradient and intercept affect the shape of the graph

Definitions
The general equation of a straight line can be written as:

y = mx + c
The value of m tells us the gradient of the line.

The value of c tells us where the line crosses the y-axis.

This is called the y-intercept and it has the coordinate (0, c).

For example, the line y = 3x + 4 has a gradient of 3 and crosses the y-

axis at the point (0, 4).
Understand how the gradient and intercept affect the
shape of the graph
Gradient:
m stands for the gradient
5 5
4 4
3 3
2 2
1 1
0 0
0 1 2 3 4 5 0 1 2 3 4 5

m=1 m=3
Understand how the gradient and intercept affect the shape of the graph

What is the Gradient for this line?

5
4
3
2
1
0
0 1 2 3 4 5

m=½
Understand how the gradient and intercept affect the shape of the graph

What are the y – intercept for these graphs.

3 3 3
2 2 2
1 1 1

-2 -1 1 2 3 -2 -1 1 2 3 -2 -1 1 2 3
-2 -2 -2

c=2 c=0 c = -1
Understand how the gradient and intercept affect the shape of the graph

Example:
Find the Gradient and y intercept of these linear functions.

y =3x – 4 Gradient Y-intercept

=3 = -4

Gradient Y-intercept
y = ½x + 5 =½ =5

+ c
y= mx
INSTRUCTIONS: Write down the letters of the equations with the given
property. The letters in each set can be rearranged to make a word.
1. Lines with a gradient of 2
2. Lines with a y-intercept of -3
3. Lines with a gradient of -3
4. Lines with a y-intercept of 2
 
𝑦=𝒎 𝑥+ 𝒄
   

C: O:
F: P:
G: U:
I: W:
N: X:
 ANSWERS
 
𝑦=𝒎 𝑥+ 𝒄
Lines with a gradient of 2

Lines with a gradient of -3

Lines with a y-intercept of -3

   
C: O:
F: P: Lines with a y-intercept of 2
G: U:
I: W:
N: X:
Straight Line Graphs

By the end of this week’s lessons you should be able to:

1. Plot coordinates in all four quadrants and label
horizontal and vertical lines
2. Complete a table of values for linear equations and plot
their graphs
3. Understand how the gradient and intercept affect the
shape of the graph
LESSON COMPLETE
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