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Lesson 6 - Linear Function and Its Graph. Slope of A Line: Grade 9

The document discusses linear functions and their graphs. It defines a linear function as one that can be modeled by an equation in the form y=mx+b, where m and b are constants. The graph of a linear function is a straight line. It explains how to determine the slope of a line using the formula slope=(y2-y1)/(x2-x1) and gives examples of graphing linear functions by creating tables of values from their equations and connecting the plotted points.

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Lesson 6 - Linear Function and Its Graph. Slope of A Line: Grade 9

The document discusses linear functions and their graphs. It defines a linear function as one that can be modeled by an equation in the form y=mx+b, where m and b are constants. The graph of a linear function is a straight line. It explains how to determine the slope of a line using the formula slope=(y2-y1)/(x2-x1) and gives examples of graphing linear functions by creating tables of values from their equations and connecting the plotted points.

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Lesson 6 - Linear Function and its

graph. Slope of a line

Grade 9
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A train is traveling at a speed of 50 km/h.
What distance will the train cover in t hours?

Let distance traveled be d (km).


Then d = 150t
Both distance and time are changing when the train is
moving.

If time is 0.5 hours, then distance is d = 150 x 0.5 = 75 km.

d depends on t, therefore t - independent variable


d - dependent variable
The relationship between t and d in the train problem is
called a function.

Usually we use x to represent an independent variable and


y to represent a dependent variable.

x is an argument, y is a function.

A function could be given in 4 different ways:


equation or formula
graph
table of values
word problem
A GRAPH OF A FUNCTION is a set of ordered pairs
of independent and dependent variables, that
satisfy the function.

Graph of a function modeled by an


equation y = kx, is a straight line that
goes through the origin O (0, 0).

Function y = kx is called a direct


proportion.
Graph the function y = -3x

To graph a function, all you need is two points,


which you will then connect to form a straight line

Create a table of values for the function, then


graph the funciton
A LINEAR FUNCTION is a function modeled by an
equation y = mx + b, where m and b are given

The graph of a linear function is a straight line.

In order to graph this function, you need to


determine two points that satisfy the function,
plot these points and connect with a straight line.
Graph the function y = 2x + 5

Create the table of values by selecting


your own independent values and
substituting them into the equation of
the function to find the dependent
values.

If x = -2, then y = 2(-2) + 5 = 1


If x = 0, then y = 2(0) + 5 = 5

Plot the points and connect with a line


SLOPE OF A LINE

Let A and B be the points on a line

Then to determine the slope


(steepness) of a line use the formula:

Determine the slope of a line given by the equation y = 2x + 5

satisfy this equation, therefore


MOVE ON TO
GRADE 9 LESSON 7

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