Short Cut to Graphing Linear Equations Using the Slope-Intercept Form

After several days of working with graphing linear equations, we took some time today to discover that if the equation of a line is in function form (also known as slope-intercept form), information related to the y-intercept and the slope can be picked out of the equation and used to quickly sketch the line on a coordinate grid.

Remember, slope-intercept form is y = m x + b, where m is the slope and b is the y-intercept.

Tonight's Homework: Lesson 4.6 ( 13 - 50, FCO ). Also, be sure to complete your Bernoulli Was a Birdbrain worksheet and your Math in a Minute paper by Friday at class time.