Mathispower4u
The Behavior of Graphs
How are the graphs behaving? An instructional video first describes how to find the horizontal and vertical intercepts of a graph. It then looks at how to identify intervals where the graph is increasing, decreasing, and constant.
Mathispower4u
Graphing by Finding Intercepts
There's more than one way to graph a line. A video presentation explores graphing linear equations by finding the intercepts. After explaining the concept of an intercept and how it relates to its coordinates, the presenter demonstrates...
National Education Association
Interpret the Rate of Change/Slope and Intercepts within the Context of Everyday Life
Rates of change can be a slippery slope. The resource makes the connection between the rate of change and the slope of a line. It continues on to provide examples of how to interpret the slope and the y-intercepts of linear equations...
National Education Association
Interpret The Rate of Change (Slope) and Intercepts Within The Context of Everyday Life
Word problems are full of valuable information that can be used to create equations. Take your learners on an adventure and figure out a formula that will represent the cost of a rental car. The video asks questions to help understand...
Curated OER
How Do You Use Point-Slope Form to Write an Equation from a Table?
Given a table of x and y values, is it possible to write a linear equation from this information? There will be several steps involved. First is to use the point-slope formula to find a slope. Then use that slope and one of the ordered...
Curated OER
What's the X-Intercept?
In a linear equation, the x-intercept is really just the point where the graph of the line crosses the x-axis.
Curated OER
How Do You Use the Graph of a Linear Equation to Solve a Word Problem?
There are rabbits, rabbits, rabbits everywhere. Not this group of rabbits. Use a table to find some x and y values to create a graph to solve this word problem. It's a rather peculiar word problem in that it is trying to find when a...
Curated OER
How Do You Check if a Point is on a Line If You Have a Graph?
The instructor demonstrates graphically how to verify that a given point lies on the line of a given equation. She graphs a line in slope-intercept form, and then plots the point to verify if it is in fact, on the graph of the line.
Curated OER
How Do You Find the Y-Intercept of a Line If You Have Another Point and the Slope?
Looking to teach your class how to find the y-intercept of a line using another point and the slope? Consider this video as an instructional tool. Learners can watch as a lecturer demonstrates how to find the y-intercept, using the...
Curated OER
How Do You Write an Equation of a Line in Slope-Intercept Form If You Have a Table?
There are many pieces and many parts to this problem. It seems simple enough to write an equation in slope-intercept form. In this problem, there is a given table of values and information from this table is used to get an equation...
Curated OER
What's Slope-Intercept Form of a Linear Equation?
A clear introduction to slope-intercept form, this would be helpful for learners who are struggling with this concept. You might also provide this instructional video for class members to use as they work on homework or class work. A...
Curated OER
How Do You Write an Equation of a Line in Slope-Intercept Form If You Have One Point and a Perpendicular Line?
This problem has many steps involved. Finding equations and rearranging equations. Finding slope and getting the opposite reciprocal of a slope. Finding intercepts. There's a lot to do to solve this problem. It's not so difficult, it...
Curated OER
What's the Y-Intercept?
In a linear equation, the y-intercept is really just the point where the graph of the line crosses the y-axis.
Curated OER
How Do You Use X- and Y-Intercepts To Graph a Line In Standard Form?
Given a linear equation, find the x-intercept and the y-intercept to graph the line. Not sure what to do or where to start? Watch this video and see the instructor break it down and make it understandable.
Curated OER
How Do You Find the Y-Intercept of a Line If You Have Another Point and the Slope?
Looking to teach your class how to find the y-intercept of a line using another point and the slope? Consider this video as an instructional tool. Learners can watch as a lecturer demonstrates how to find the y-intercept, using the...
Curated OER
What's Slope-Intercept Form of a Linear Equation?
A clear introduction to slope-intercept form, this would be helpful for learners who are struggling with this concept. You might also provide this instructional video for class members to use as they work on homework or class work. A...
Curated OER
What's the Y-Intercept?
In a linear equation, the y-intercept is really just the point where the graph of the line crosses the y-axis.
Curated OER
What's the X-Intercept?
In a linear equation, the x-intercept is really just the point where the graph of the line crosses the x-axis.
Curated OER
How Do You Check if a Point is on a Line If You Have a Graph?
The instructor demonstrates how to verify that a given point does or does not lie on the line of a given equation. She draws a graph (the axis lines need arrow ends) and plots the given linear equation. She then plots the coordinate...
Curated OER
How Do You Find the X- and Y-Intercepts of a Line in Slope-Intercept From?
Find the x and y intercepts in a given linear equation written in slope intercept form. Piece of cake! There are just two things to do. First, substitute 0 for x and solve to find the y-value. Then substitute 0 for y to find the value of...
Curated OER
How Do You Find the X- and Y-Intercepts of a Line If You Have a Graph?
The x-intercept is the point at which the line of the equation crosses the x-axis. The y-intercept is the point at which the line of the same equation crosses the y-axis. It's as easy as that. Look at your graph and note these locations.
Curated OER
How Do You Write an Equation of the Line in Slope-Intercept Form If You Have a Graph?
An equation can be gotten from the graph of a line. Yes, it can. Watch this video and follow the instructor as she goes step-by-step explaining and illustrating how to get an equation from information from the graph of a line.
Curated OER
How Do You Write an Equation of a Line in Slope-Intercept Form If You Have Two Points?
Given two points on a line, write an equation in slope-intercept form. But what's the slope? Oh, you have to figure out the slope first. That can be done given the two points. Just use the rise over run slope formula. This isn't so hard...
Curated OER
How Do You Find the X- and Y-Intercepts of a Line If You Have a Graph?
The x-intercept is the point at which the line of the equation crosses the x-axis. The y-intercept is the point at which the line of the same equation crosses the y-axis. It's as easy as that. Look at your graph and note these locations.