Pearson Algebra 1 Common Core, 2011
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6. Inverse Variation
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Exercise 59 Page 704

What information can you learn from the slope-intercept form of the linear function?

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We want to graph the given linear function. Let's recall the functions written in slope-intercept form follow a specific format. f(x)= mx+ b In this form, m represents the slope of the line and b represents the y-intercept. Let's highlight them in the given function. f(x) = 2x+ 1 The slope is 2. It means that for every 1 unit we move in the positive horizontal direction, we move 2 units in the positive vertical direction. m= 2/1 ⇔ rise/run=2/1 The y-intercept is 1, so the graph crosses the y-axis at the point (0, 1). To graph the function, we will plot the y-intercept and then use the slope to find another point on the line.