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Move between symbolic, graphical, and numerical ways to understand functions. This page focuses on the connections used in grades 9–12: slope, intercepts, equations, and roots. Include the graph scale or table when the problem depends on visual information.

Worked example

Find the line through (1, 3) and (3, 7).

  1. Calculate the slope from the changes in coordinates: m = (7 − 3) / (3 − 1) = 4/2 = 2.
  2. Use y = mx + b with the point (1, 3): 3 = 2(1) + b, so b = 1.
  3. The line is y = 2x + 1. Check the second point: when x = 3, y = 7. A slope of 2 means y increases by 2 for each unit increase in x.

Tips for a useful explanation

  • Read the scale of both graph axes.
  • Keep point order consistent when calculating slope.
  • Use a second representation to check your result.

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What happens if both points have the same x-coordinate?

The line is vertical and its slope is undefined because the change in x is zero. Its equation has the form x = a constant.

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