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DAY 2: Graphing Linear Relationships

GRAPHING LINEAR RELATIONSHIPS

A linear relationship can be written in the standard form.
Ax + By + C = 0

Example: Graph 8x 4y 4 = 0.
There are 3 ways to draw a graph:
METHOD 1: TABLE OF VALUES (T-table)
Express the equation in slope-intercept form: y=mx + b
Solution
8x 4y 4 = 0
Move -4y to the Right Side (RS).
8x 4 = 4y
Divide each side by 4.
(8x/4) (4/4) = 4y/4
Do the math.
2x 1 = y
y = 2x -1
X
Y = 2x -1
POINTS
-1 = 2(-1) 1
= -2 - 1
A(-1, -3)
= -3
0
= 2(0) 1
= 0 -1
B(0,-1)
= -1
1
= 2(1) 1
= 2 1
C(1,1)
= 1
2
= 2(2) 1
= 4 1
D(2,3)
= 3

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DAY 2: Graphing Linear Relationships

METHOD 2: USING INTERCEPTS

To find the x-intercept, let y = 0 and solve for x.
To find the y-intercept, let x = 0 and solve for y.

Let x-intercept be point A(x,0)

Y = 2x 1
Sub 0 for y
0 = 2x 1
Isolate 2x by moving -1 to LS
1 = 2x
Divide each side by 2

=x

Finding
x_intercept

X-intercept is A(,0)

Let y-intercept be point B(0,y)

Y = 2x 1
Sub 0 for x
y = 2(0) 1
Bracket first
y=01
Divide each side by 2
y = -1

Finding
y_intercept

y-intercept is A(0,-1)

Lets plot points A and B.

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DAY 2: Graphing Linear Relationships

METHOD 3: SLOPE and Y-INTERCEPT

Express the equation in slope-intercept form as y = mx + b (y = 2x 1)

Determine the slope (m) and y-intercept (b)

Slope (m) = 2 and y-intercept (b) = -1
Plot the y-intercept first. From there, count m = Rise over Run to
find a second point and connect with an extended line.

Thats it!

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