Exploring Slopes in Graphs and Functions
Explore the effects of changes in slope on graphs and equations of lines.
Tâche 1
Putting It All Together
Answer these open ended questions on your own or with others to form deeper math connections.
Tâche 2
How do the signs of the rise and run affect the graph of the line?
Tâche 3
How does the steepness of the line change when the rise gets closer to 0? When the run approaches 0?
Tâche 4
What happens when the rise is 0?
Tâche 5
Why does a vertical line have an “undefined slope”?
Tâche 6
Set the sliders for both the rise and the run to 0. What do you notice? How can you explain these results?