Here you can find some practice for graphing linear functions, which are those of the form
y = mx +b
Remember that when graphing in this form that the “b” value is our y-intercept. That means it is the starting point on the y-axis. (the vertical line in the middle). The “m” value is known as our slope, which is sometimes referred to as the rise over run. We use this phrase because from the y-intercept, you move up by the numerator of the slope and then to the right by the denominator. If the slope is NOT a fraction, remember that those numbers have a denominator of ONE. So you just move to the right one.
If the slope is negative, that just means you go down instead of up. In this practice below, you can try graphing a variety of linear functions. Once you feel confident that you’ve graphed it correctly you can check your answers. Try to get a few of them in a row until you feel confident in your skills.
Maybe a dark mode version would be more helpful? Feel free to try out this dark mode version of the activity above.
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