Dependent and Independent Variables

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GR. 6-8

Skill:

Define and distinguish between relations and functions, dependent and independent variables, and domain and range; identify whether relations are functions numerically and graphically.

Dependent and Independent Variables

Distinguish the difference between dependent and independent variables through the connections between a table and corresponding graph.

Putting It All Together

Answer these open ended questions on your own or with others to form deeper math connections.

Open-ended question 1

What does independent mean? What does dependent mean?

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Open-ended question 2

How do you think the words independent and dependent apply to the variables in this situation?

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