Graphing Review Word List

Slope
Match each of the words in the Word List to a part of one the tables, Y-Intercept
equations, or graphs below. X-Intercept
Initial Value
Rate of Change
Parallel
Perpendicular
Linear
Non Linear
Direct Variation
Partial Variation
Outlier
Independent Variable
Dependent Variable
First Differences
Positive Slope
Negative Slope
Increasing
Decreasing

y  10x  9 C  10n y

1
x4 y  3x 2  5
10

Hours Money
X Y X Y
Worked Earned
0 50 -4 100 0 2
2 100 -2 90 3 4
4 150 0 80 6 8
6 200 2 70 9 16
8 250 4 60 12 32
The scatter plot below shows the population of fruit flies in a lab over time.

Population of Fruit Flies a) State the trend.

50
45
40
Number of Flies

b) Draw a line or curve of best fit on

35
the graph.
30
25 c) Predict on which day there would be
20 27 flies. Is this an example of
15 interpolation or extrapolation?
10
5
0
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20

Days

Determine the slope of the line that passes Determine the slope of a line perpendicular to
through (6, -4) and (-3, -2). the line y = –3x + 5.

State the slope of a horizontal line. State the slope of a vertical line.

State the equation of a horizontal line that State the equation of a vertical line that passes
passes through the point P(5, 10). through the point P(5, 10).

Determine the y-intercept of the line Determine the equation of the line that passes
2x + y + 7 = 0. through the points (–4, –2) and (2, 10).
Graphing Review Key Points
Linear
1. Draw a 6 point scatter plot for each of the following:  Points form a line.
 Differences between
a) Linear & Increasing b) Non-Linear & c) Linear with x and y-values are all
Decreasing an Outlier the same.

Non Linear
 Points make a curve
or have no pattern.
 Differences between
x and y-values are
not all the same.

Trend
2. Determine whether each of the following is linear or non-linear.  The pattern shown
Show all of your work. by the points.

a) x y b) x y Increasing
 Points create an
1 2 1 5 upward trend.
2 8 2 10
Decreasing
3 16 3 15  Points create a
4 26 4 20 downward trend.

Outlier
 A point that does not
3. The following graph shows the number of shots on goal vs. the number of fit with the trend of
goals scored. the rest of the points

Line of Best Fit

a) What does the graph tell you about Player B?
 A line drawn to
approximate the
trend shown by the
graph.
B
Interpolation
b) State the co-ordinates of a point that represents
 A prediction made
a player who took more shots on goal than inside of the data.
Player B, but scored fewer goals.
Extrapolation
 A prediction made
c) State the trend shown by the graph. outside of the data.

Independent Variable
 The part of the
experiment that you
have some control
over.
d) State the dependent variable. e) Predict the goals scored when  Graphed on the x-
axis.
there are 35 shots on goal. Is this
interpolation or extrapolation? Dependent Variable
 The part of the
experiment that you
are interested in
ANSWERS:
1a] 1b] 1c] 2a] Non Linear 2b] Linear 3a] He made 40 shots and scored 10 goals measuring.
3b] (50, 8) 3c] As the number of shots on goal increases, the number of goals  Graphed on the y-
scored increases 3d] Goals scored 3e] 8 goals, Interpolation axis.
4. The cost of hiring Chuckles the Clown for a party is shown by the following
graph. Key Points
Initial Value (IV)
70
a) Determine the initial value of the graph.  The starting amount or
60 cost.
50 Y-Intercept (b)
 Point where graph
Cost ($)

40
b) Determine the rate of change of the crosses the y-axis.
30 graph.  If equation is given,
sub in x = 0 to find.
20
 If equation is not
10 given, use a point and
the slope to find.
0
0 2 4 6 8 Rate of Change (Rate)
Hours  The change in y-values
c) Write an equation to represent the d) Describe, in words, how divided by the change
in x-values.
cost of hiring Chuckles. Chuckles gets paid.  Calculate by making a
table of values, finding
the differences, and
dividing Δy/Δx

Slope (m)
 The change in y-values
divided by the change
5. Determine the equation of the line that passes through (12, 17) and (18, 25). in x-values.
 Calculate the same as
rate of change or use
y  y1
the formula 2
x 2  x1

Equation of a Line
 y = IV + Rate (n)
 y = b + mx

Parallel Lines
6. Determine the equation of a 7. Graph the following lines and  Have the same slope.
line that is perpendicular to state the point of intersection.
y

2x – 5y – 15 = 0 and passes y = 6x + 4 Perpendicular Lines

 Slopes are negative
through (4, -8). y = –½x – 9 reciprocals.

 Standard Form
 Equation is written
with all terms on one

side.
 Rearrange and isolate y
to find the slope and y-
intercept. x

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Direct Variation
 Initial Value is 0.
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Partial Variation
 Initial Value is not 0.
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ANSWERS:
4a] $20, partial variation 4b] $5 per hour 4c] y = 20 + 5x 4d] He charges $20 to start, plus $5 per hour 5] y = 1 + 4/3x 6] y = 2 – 5/2x 7] (-2, -8)
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