Exploring Slopes in Graphs and Functions

Exploring Slopes in Graphs and Functions

Explore the effects of changes in slope on graphs and equations of lines.


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Putting It All Together

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

自由形式の質問1

How do the signs of the rise and run affect the graph of the line?

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自由形式の質問2

How does the steepness of the line change when the rise gets closer to 0? When the run approaches 0?

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自由形式の質問3

What happens when the rise is 0?

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自由形式の質問4

Why does a vertical line have an “undefined slope”?

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自由形式の質問5

Set the sliders for both the rise and the run to 0. What do you notice? How can you explain these results?

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