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Graphing Lines Webercise

Step 1: Go to Khan Academy, to review the three forms of linear equations. Use the
information on the site to answer questions 1 – 3. [Total Points 8 - Points Earned ___/8]

1. What is the Slope-intercept form?

a. What does the m represent?

b. What does the b represent?

2. What is Point-Slope form?

a. What does the m represent?

b. What does X1 & Y1 represent?

3. What is Standard form?

a. What does A, B, & C represent?

Step 2: Next, we will further explore the three forms of linear equations : Slope-Intercept
Form, Point-Slope Form, & Standard Form. Use the information on the sites to answer
questions 4 – 6. [Total Points 18 - Points Earned _____/18]

4. Slope-Intercept Form:
a. Write the equation of the line whose
slope is 5 and y-intercept is (0, -7).

b. Write the equation of the line that

passes through (0, −6) and (4, 10).

c. Write the equation of the line (refer to

the graph provided on the site)

d. What is the slope of the line y=3x-1?

What is the y-intercept?
Slope = Y-Intercept=
e. Graph y = 3x -1, using the blank graph to
the right
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5. Point-Slope Form:
a. Write the point-slope equation of the
line that passes through (7,3) whose
slope is 2.

b. Write the point-slope equation of the

line that passes through (3,5) & (7,1)

c. What is the slope of the line 𝑦 − 5 =

−4(𝑥 − 8)?

d. The line 𝑦 − 5 = −4(𝑥 − 8) passes

through which point?

e. Graph 𝑦 − 7 = −3(𝑥 − 1), using the

blank graph to the right

6. Standard Form:
a. What is the x-intercept of the line
5𝑥 − 2𝑦 = 10?

b. What is the y-intercept of the line

5𝑥 − 2𝑦 = 10?
c.
c. Graph 5𝑥 − 2𝑦 = 10 using the blank
graph to the right
USE GRAPH TO THE RIGHT
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d. What is 𝑦 = −2𝑥 − 2 in standard form?

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e. What is 𝑦 − 3 = 4 (𝑥 − 5) in standard
form?
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Step 3: Go to PHETs Graphing Lines simulation to take a closer look at how to graph linear
functions in Slope-Intercept & Point-Slope Form. Use the site to answer questions 7 & 8.
Questions adapted from https://phet.colorado.edu/en/contributions/view/4870)
[Total Points 24 - Points Earned ___/24]

7. Directions: Select the tab that says “Slope-Intercept” and follow the directions below:
Slope-Intercept Tab
𝒚 = 𝒎𝒙 + 𝒃
a) What happens to the graph when you move the c) What happens to the graph when you move
purple dot? the blue dot?

b) What happens to the equation 𝒚 = 𝒎𝒙 + 𝒃 when d) What happens to the equation 𝒚 = 𝒎𝒙 + 𝒃

you move purple dot? when you move the blue dot?

e) Change the equation so it matches the image to the right:

a. Identify the slope: 𝑚 = __________

b. Identify the y-intercept: 𝑏 = __________

c. Copy the graph from the simulation onto the blank graph provided below
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8. Directions: Select the tab that says “Point-Slope” and follow the directions below:

Point-Slope Tab
𝒚 − 𝒚1 = 𝒎(𝒙 − 𝒙1)

a) What happens to the graph when you move the c) What happens to the graph when you move the blue
purple dot? dot?

b) What happens to the equation 𝒚 − 𝒚1 = 𝒎(𝒙 − 𝒙1) d) What happens to the equation 𝒚 − 𝒚1 = 𝒎(𝒙 − 𝒙1)
when you move purple dot? when you move the blue dot?

e) Change the equation so it matches the image to the right:

a. Identify the slope: 𝑚 = __________

b. Identify the point (______, ______) on the line

c. Copy the graph from the simulation onto the blank graph provided below
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Step 4: Without using the simulation describe how you would graph the linear functions
below. Then, graph the lines on the blank grids provided. Finally go to Desmos to confirm
you graphed questions 9 & 10 correctly. [Total Points 20 - Points Earned ___/20]

9. Describe how you would graph a line with the equation 𝑦 = 15𝑥 + 20. Then, graph it on the
blank grid provided below. Finally go to Desmos to confirm you graphed the equation
correctly.

10. Without using the simulation describe how you would graph a line with the equation
𝑦 − 35 = 15(𝑥 − 1). Then, graph it on the blank grid provided below. Finally go to Desmos
to confirm you graphed the equation correctly.
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Step 5: Analysis, use the information you gathered to help you answer questions 11-13.
Please make sure you use complete sentences to answer each of the three questions below.
[Total Points 10 + 5 (Bonus Question) - Points Earned ___/15]

11. What do you notice about the lines in question 9 and 10? How are the equations
𝑦 = 15𝑥 + 20 and 𝑦 − 35 = 15(𝑥 − 1) similar? How are they different?

12. Why do you think 𝒚 = 𝒎𝒙 + 𝒃 is called Slope-Intercept form? (Hint: what does m
represent, what does b represent?) Why do you think 𝒚 − 𝒚1 = 𝒎(𝒙 − 𝒙1) is called
Point-Slope form?(Hint: what does x1 and y1 represent, what does m represent?)

13. BONUS: Try and Come up with context to describe the linear function 𝑦 = 15𝑥 + 20.
(I.e. I have $20 in savings and I am making an additional $15 per week).