8.16 The student will graph a linear equation in two variables, in the coordinate plane, using a table of ordered pairs.

Directions

  • To RESET the construction, click on the browser's Refresh button.
  • Move points m and b and determine how they change the graph.
  • 1. What happens to the line when m is changed?
  • 2. How does the line change when m changes from positive to negative?
  • 3. How does the line change when m becomes larger or smaller?
  • 4. What happens to the line when b is changed?
  • 5. How does the line change when b changes from positive to negative?

On-line Practice

Animated Notes

Virtual Manipulative Activities

  • Matti Use this to graph a function or trace a point along the graph.
  • Activity 2
  • Activity 3

Other Web Sites

  • ExploreLearning Teachers have to assign the Linear Functions to their classes. Students should read the Exploration Guide.
  • Larson´s Software students need to be enrolled by their teachers. Click on the Coordinate Geometry, then click on Graphing Linear Equations. Do the See It, Try It, and Zap It.

Explore Graphing Lines

Lesson 6-5: Graphing Linear Equations

READ the directions on the right and INTERACT with the C.a.R. applet on the left.

Created by Steven Lapinski using the Compass and Ruler (C.a.R.) java program.