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How Do You Use a Graph to Reflect a Figure Over the X-Axis?
A reflection is just what you think it is, a mirror image. So how do you reflect a figure on a graph? Just flip it over. The teacher illustrates how to select a line of reflection (the x-axis) and make the calculations to flip the figure.
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How Do You Use the Vertical Line Test to Figure Out if a Graph is a Function?
How does the vertical line test help you decide if the graph of an equation is a function? The instructor draws a graph and then draws the line of the equation. She demonstrates how to use the vertical line test to determine if the graph...
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What is the Domain of a Relation?
The teacher illustrates several ways to look at what the domain is in a set of numbers. Input, output, table, graphs, and diagrams are a few of the ways in which she illustrates the meaning of domain.
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What is the Minimum of a Quadratic Function?
What is the lowest point of a 'U' shaped parabola called? It's called the minimum of a quadratic function, also known as, the vertex.
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What is the Maximum of a Quadratic Function?
What is the highest point of an upside down parabola called? It's called the maximum of a quadratic function, also known as, the vertex.
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What is Numerical, or Quantitative, Data?
The teacher gives a very thorough explanation of numerical or quantitative data being anything where the answer to a question would be a number. Whereas any other answer might be considered categorical. She shows several different ways...
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What Does Direct Variation Look Like on a Graph?
In a graph of a direct variation, the line must pass through the origin, (0,0). See the teacher illustrate what that looks like on a graph.
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How Do You Solve and Graph Inequalities from a Word Problem?
Are you befuddled after reading this word problem? Not only is it a word problem but there are two variables, and not only does it have two variables, but it is an inequality. Don't pull your hair out! Take a deep breath and watch this...
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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.
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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.
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How Do You Make an Approximate Graph From a Word Problem?
The instructor illustrates an approximate graph to plot the terms of this word problem. There are several parts on this graph that need to be identified before plotting. The instructor does a good job explaining the word problem as she...
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How Do You Find the Slope of a Ramp If You Know the Rise and Run?
Do you know the formula for slope? Yes, rise over run. Then all you have to do is plug in the given values and solve for the slope of the ramp.
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What is a Transformation?
A transformation is the process of changing the graph of a figure or a shape. The instructor introduces the four most common transformations: reflection, dilation, rotation, and translation. So watch as she draws the transformations on a...
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What is a Rotation?
Transformations, isn't that geometry? The instructor illustrates how to rotate a shape around a fixed point on a graph, keeping the shape the same size.
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What Does Positive Slope Mean?
How can two negative values create a positive slope? Rise over run, a negative divided by a negative. Watch the instructor explain just how that works.
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What Does Negative Slope Mean?
Rise over run? The instructor explains two ways that a slope can be negative. It's not as complicated as you may think. Follow along on this lesson and see for yourself.
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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...
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How Do You Graph an Inequality on a Number Line?
The teacher shows how draw a number line and graph an inequality using an open circle. She also shows how to graph a set of numbers on a number line.
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How Do You Write an Inequality from a Number Line Graph?
The instructor demonstrates how to read a number line graph to write an inequality. There are several steps involved which are explained clearly.
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What is a Reflection?
There are many ways to transform geometric figures. This lesson will illustrate how to reflect figures over a line to get a mirror image of the figure. The teacher will draw three different reflections: one as reflected over the y-axis,...
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What's the Midpoint Formula?
The midpoint of a line segment can be found using the ordered pair of each endpoint and dividing by 2. Not sure what that means? Watch this video to see the graph of a line segment and see how the teacher uses a formula to find the...
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How Do You Compare Fractions by Converting to Decimals?
Two fractions with unlike denominators. Compare and figure out which one is greater. There are a couple of ways to do this. This time change the fractions to decimals to compare. Once the values are found, they can also be plotted on a...
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What Does the Constant 'k' do in y = |x|+k?
How do you translate absolute value equations vertically? What's a parent equation? What is a constant k in an equation? How does the value of the constant k change the graph of the equation vertically? So many questions. Watch as the...
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How Do You Graph a System of Equations With No Solution?
Two equations. What's the solution to this system? How can you solve it? Can you write the two equations in slope-intercept form? Yes, you can. Now graph each equation. Look, the lines are parallel. What does that mean? That means there...