Graphs of Linear Functions and Rate of Change

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Objectives

Students use rate of change to determine if a function is a linear function.
Students interpret the equation y = mx + b as defining a linear function, whose graph is a line.

Prior Knowledge

AlgebraLinear Equations
GeometryGraphs

45 mins 8.F.A.2 8.F.A.1 8.F.A.3

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