slope x- and y-intercepts equation of a line zeroes real applications

Goals:
Identify

the properties of a linear function Draw the graph of a linear function and determine the equation of a line Determine if the given function is linear or NOT Give examples of linear relationships in real life Solve linear problems using linear functions

Linear Functions
may be described by

to compute

equations
for the used for

Slope and Intercepts

to illustrate

graph

show clarify

Problem Solving

Behaviour or Trend of the function

The defining equation

General Form

Ax + By + C = 0
Standard Form

Ax + By = C
Slope-Intercept Form

y = mx + b, where y = f (x)
Note: A linear function is a polynomial of degree one.

The Slope
(y m! (x y2  y1 y1  y2 m! ! x2  x1 x1  x2

Note: The slope is the rate of change of the linear function.

The slope tells how steep is the line.

The slope also tells if the function is increasing or decreasing.

Slope (or pitch) of the roof = ?

4 feet

4 ft m! 10 ft

10 feet

2 m ! ! 0.4 5

Slope of the mountain = ?

3676m m! 4214m m ! 0.872...
3676 meters 4214 meters

Observe the given table of values: x y x y x y -1 -3 -2 9 -1 12 0 -1 0 5 1 2 1 1 2 4 3 -8 2 3 4 21 5 -18 3 5 6 41 7 -28

Note: Linear function is a function where, given a table of ordered pairs, equal differences in x produce equal differences in y.

The nature of its graph

Note: The graph of a linear function is a straight line.

The Intercepts

The intersection of the graph and the y-axis is called the y-intercept. The intersection of the graph and the x-axis is called the x-intercept.

The zero of a linear function The zero of a linear function is the value of the independent variable (x) when the value of the dependent variable (y) is zero.

f(x)=0

Find the zeros of the linear functions below.

y = -2x + 8 5x 4y = 20 4x + 7y = 56
The zero of a function is simply the x-intercept!

Remarks:
Linear functions that are horizontal do not have a zero because they never cross the x-axis. Algebraically, these functions have the form y = c, where c is a constant. All other linear functions have one zero.

Linear Functions

Refer to linear functions_AS3 for sample problems