T-CHARTS & GRAPHING
Math 8
The slope of the line is
Graph the points
The line is
Horizontal
Form a line through
the points using a ruler
The slope of the line is
Graph the points
The line is
Vertical
Form a line through
the points using a ruler
Undefined
Write 3 points that will be on the line, and then graph the line from the points.
The slope of the line is
The line is
horizontal / vertical
Undefined
Write 3 points that will be on the line, and then graph the line from the points.
The slope of the line is
The line is
horizontal / vertical
When all of the x-coordinates are the same it forms a vertical line
When all of the y-coordinates are the same it forms a horizontal line
Horizontal Lines
- have a slope of 0
- all the x-coordinates are
the same number
- will cross the x-axis
Vertical Lines
- have an undefined slope
- all the y-coordinates are
the same number
- will cross the y-axis
Now that you know the pattern, you can use it as a shortcut. Graph the following equations.
go to −1 on the x-axis,
draw a vertical line
go to 3 on the y-axis,
draw a horizontal line
Now that you know the pattern, you can use it as a shortcut. Graph the following equations.
Not all equations produce horizontal and vertical lines.
We use T-Charts to obtain points to assist with graphing.
T-charts
- when choosing x-values
- one must be a negative number
- one must be zero
- one must be a positive number
- if an equation has both
x and y variables in it,
the line goes diagonally
- find the slope of the line
Create a T-Chart for the following equations
Notice how the y-values can get large
depending on the x-values chosen
Notice how the y-values will not be whole numbers when certain x-values are chosen
Create a T-Chart for the following equations
Create a T-Chart with 5 ordered pairs
that would have a slope of 1
Notice how the change in y-values must be the same
as the change in x-values to obtain the correct slope
Create the following tables and graph each equation. Identify the slope for each equation.
Create the following tables and graph each equation. Identify the slope for each equation.
Create the following tables and graph each equation. Identify the slope for each equation.
Create the following tables and graph each equation. Identify the slope for each equation.
Did you notice a pattern between the slope and the equation?
The slope is the number in front of the x in the equation as long as y is on a side by itself
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