Exploring Slopes in Graphs and Functions
Exploring Slopes in Graphs and Functions
Explore the effects of changes in slope on graphs and equations of lines.
Putting It All Together
Answer these open ended questions on your own or with others to form deeper math connections.
Pytanie otwarte 1
How do the signs of the rise and run affect the graph of the line?
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Pytanie otwarte 2
How does the steepness of the line change when the rise gets closer to 0? When the run approaches 0?
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Pytanie otwarte 3
What happens when the rise is 0?
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Pytanie otwarte 4
Why does a vertical line have an “undefined slope”?
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Pytanie otwarte 5
Set the sliders for both the rise and the run to 0. What do you notice? How can you explain these results?
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