Graphing
Writing Equations in Different Forms
Models / Applications
Key Features
100

Graph y = 2x + 3 on a coordinate plane. Plot / Label at Least three points

m = 2
b = 3 --> (0,3)

up 2 right 1 OR down 2 left 1 for rest of points

100

Write the equation of a line going through the (0,-4) points  and (5, 2) in slope-intercept form.

slope: (y2 - y1) / (x2 - x1)
points: (0,-4) and (5,2)
slope: 6/5
y intercept (when x = 0): (0,-4)

y = 6/5x - 4

100

Mr. Orders needs to buy dog food for Sandie while grocery shopping. Sandie likes 2 different brands of dog food, Brand A that costs $20 a bag and Brand B that costs $12 a bag. Mr. Orders has a budget of $200 for groceries this week. Write an equation to model this situation if x represents the number of Bags of Brand A, and y represents the number of Bags of Brand B.

200 = 20x + 12y

100

Draw an Example of a Graph with a positive slope and a negative y intercept. 

Slope goes up and to the right (or down and to the left) and passes through a negative y intercept.

200

Graph x = 3 on a coordinate plane

Vertical line passing through x = 3 (VUX)

200

Write the equation of the line represented by the table in slope intercept form:
____
x | y
0 | 1
2 | 3
4 | 4
6 | 5
_____

y intercept: 1
slope: pick any two points
y2 - y1 / x2 - x1
m = 1

y = x + 1

200

Mr. Orders needs to buy dog food for Sandie while grocery shopping. Sandie likes 2 different brands of dog food, Brand A that costs $20 a bag and Brand B that costs $12 a bag. Mr. Orders has a budget of $200 for groceries this week. Find the x intercept of this equation. What does the x intercept represent in the context of the problem?

20x + 12y = 200 

x intercept ( y = 0)

20x + 0 = 200
20 x = 200
x = 10 bags of Brand A can be purchased if Mr. Orders buys 0 bags of Brand B.

200

Which of the following equations are equivalent? Explain.
y = 4x+9
2y + 4x = 12
y - 21 = 4(x-3)

y = 4x + 9 and y - 21 = 4(x - 3)
solve y - 21 = 4(x-3) for y.

300

Graph y = -5 on a coordinate plane. 

horizontal line passing through y = -5
(HOY)

300

Write the equation of a horizontal line passing through the point (-4, 3).

horizontal line (HOY)
y = 3

300

Mr. Orders needs to buy dog food for Sandie while grocery shopping. Sandie likes 2 different brands of dog food, Brand A that costs $20 a bag and Brand B that costs $12 a bag. Mr. Orders has a budget of $200 for groceries this week. If Mr. Orders buys 4 bags of Brand A, how many bags of Brand B can he buy?

20x + 12y = 200
x = 4
Solve for y
20(4) + 12y = 200
80 + 12y = 200
12y = 120
y = 10 bags of Brand B.

300

Create a Table of Values that represents a horizontal line. How do you know?

x values can be anything
y values must be the same value / not change 

400

Graph 2x - 3y = 18 on a coordinate plane. Graph at least 3 points

x intercept (y = 0) --> 2x = 18 (9,0)

y intercept (x = 0) --> -3y = 18 (0, -6)

OR change to y = mx + b

y = (-2/3)x -6

400

Write the equation of the line with a slope of 3 and passing through the points (4, -3) in ANY FORM

y + 3 = 3(x-4)

OR

y = 3x - 15

400

Mr. Orders' Roommate gave him a Starbucks gift card for his birthday worth $250. He spends $18.50 each time he goes to Starbucks (coffee is expensive, sue him). If x represents the number of times Mr. Orders has been to Starbucks and f(x) represents the total amount of money left on the card, write an equation to represent this situation in function notation. 

f(x) = 250 - 18.5x

f(x) is just replacing y! (Just like last unit)

400

Adam believes that 12y + 2x = 24 and 36y + 6x = 72 are equivalent? Is he correct? Why?

Adam is correct! Set equal to y and solve!

y = -1/6x +2 

500

Graph y - 1 = 1/2(x+4) on a coordinate plane. Plot / Label at least three points.

POINT SLOPE FORM!
Point (-4,1)
Slope: 1/2
use starting point and slope to graph rest

OR change to y = mx+b

y = 1/2x + 3

500

Write the equation of a line going through the points (2,3)  and (-5,17)  in slope-intercept (SI) form.              

Slope: (17 - 3) / (-5 - 2) = 14 / -7 = -2
USE POINT SLOPE FORM AND TURN INTO Y = mx+b

Which point do you pick? You can use either!
y - 3 = -2(x-2)  OR y - 17 = -2(x+5)

both get you y = -2x + 7

500

Mr. Orders' Roommate gave him a Starbucks gift card for his birthday worth $250. He spends $18.50 each time he goes to Starbucks (coffee is expensive, sue him). If x represents the number of times Mr. Orders has been to Starbucks and f(x) represents the total amount of money left on the card, how many trips to Starbucks will it take before Mr. Orders has $28 dollars left on the card?

f(x) = 250 - 18.50x 

f(x) = 28
28 = 250 - 18.50x
-222 = -18.5x
x = 12 trips to Starbucks

500

Create a Table of Values that Represents a Linear Equation. How do you know?

x values increase by same value each time
y values increase by same value each time

values that they increase by can be different from each other

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