LINEAR FUNCTIONS

Functions: Linear Functions: Straight Line Graph.

1. Linear functions. STRAIGHT LINE GRAPH.

2. RECAP!!! SPIDER WEB . In a spider web, there are x values, y values and also a rule. On your left, this is where your x-values(input) lie. Therefore, your y-values(output) are on the right hand side. Lastly, the rule is always in the middles. The x- and y-values are there to help one plot a graph on a cartesian plane. A cartesian plane consist of all the integers in the number system.

3. Drawing a graph. Rule: 3x-1 x -3 -2 -1 1 2 3 y -10 -7 -4 -1 2 5 8

4. Sketching a straight line graph

5. What is a function? A function is an expression or rule that defines a relationship between a variable that is dependent and a variable that is independent. In a cartesian plane, the independent variable are the x-values, the dependent variable are the y-values. The y-values lie on the y axis, and the x-values lie on the x axis ( Barek , 2013). The standard form/equation of a straight line graph is defined as : Where M is the gradient (change in y over the change in x), and c is the position above or below the x axis. The gradient M, is the change in y over the change in x. (such that ). Example 1: Calculate the gradient between points A(3,6) and B(4, 9). Solution: M( AB)= =  

6. POSITIVE OR NEGATIVE GRADIENT. Since the above example has a positive gradient, this means that the graph will be increasing from - If the gradient was negative, therefore the graph will be decreasing from - . The graph will look like this:  

7. Gradient, continued… https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T3n74ul5-o8 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MYCH7gswI4k https://www.mashupmath.com/blog/finding-slope-of-a-line-rise-over-run

8. The effect of “c” The value of affects the graph when it cuts the y axis. This is also known the y intercept of the graph. Therefore, if c>0, the graph shift vertically upwards. And if c<0, the graph shifts vertically downwards. M<0 C>0 C<0 M>0

9. The intercepts of a straight line graph. The intercepts of a graph are points that cuts either the y axis or the x axis that lies on the graph. The x- and y-intercepts are used in sketching linear functions. Because we only need two points to graph a line, the intercepts are all we require and the simplest coordinates to get. To obtain the two points, we will set the values of x and y to 0 (Geraldine, 2021). To calculate the x intercept, let the y value be equated to zero. Example 2: . let y=0 The graph cuts at ( on the x axis. To calculate the y intercept, let the x value be equate d to zero. Therefore, in this case, we substitute the variable x with zero. The graph cuts at (0, -1) on the y axis.  

10. Domain and Range DOMAIN: this is where the x values are defined in the straight line graph. RANGE: this is where the y values are defined in a straight line graph. The domain for a straight line graph ( y=mx+c) is { because there is no value of x for which y is undefined. The range of the straight line graph (y=mx+c) is { because y can take on any real value/number.  

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