UNIT 3

MODULE
5
Linear Functions,
Linear Functions

MODULE
6
Equations, and
Forms of Linear
Equations

MODULE
7
Inequalities
Linear Equations and
Inequalities
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MATH IN CAREERS

Wildlife Field Researcher Wildlife

field researchers observe wildlife and
their habitats. Wildlife field researchers
utilize geometry and trigonometry when
surveying habitats. They use statistics,
exponential functions, and differential
equations to study population changes.
If you are interested in a career as a
wildlife field researcher, you should
study these mathematical subjects:
• Algebra
• Geometry
• Trigonometry
Corbis

• Calculus
• Differential Equations
Research other careers that require using
exponential equations to understand
populations. Check out the career activity
at the end of the unit to find out how
wildlife field researchers use math.

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Reading Start -Up Vocabulary
Review Words
✔ function (función)
Visualize Vocabulary ✔ reflection (reflexión)
Use the ✔ words to complete the graphic. You will put one word in ✔ rotation (rotación)
each oval. ✔ transformation
(transformación)

Preview Words
Transformations boundary line (línea de límite)
constant of variation (constante
de variación)
parent function (función
madre)
rate of change (tasa de cambio)
reflects or rotates or shifts or slope (pendiente)
flips across turns about slides x-intercept (intersección con el
a line a point eje x)
y-intercept (intersección con el
eje x)

Understand Vocabulary
Complete the sentences using the preview words.

1. The of a graph is the y-coordinate of the

point where the graph intersects the y-axis.
2. The of a graph is the x-coordinate of the
point where the graph intersects the x-axis.
3. A is a line that divides a coordinate plane

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into two halves.

Active Reading
Layered Book Before beginning the unit, create a layered book to help you
learn the concepts in this unit. Label the flaps “Linear Functions,” “Forms of
Linear Equations,” and “Linear Equations and Inequalities.” As you study the
lessons in each module, write important ideas, such as vocabulary, and sample
problems under the appropriate flap.

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