Linear: y=ax + b (Junior Cert Mathematics): Flashcards
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Shape a linear function makes when graphed
Shape a linear function makes when graphed
Straight line
Standard form of a linear function
Standard form of a linear function
What represents in
What represents in
Slope of the line (how steep it is)
What represents in
What represents in
y-intercept (where line crosses y-axis)
What or represents in a linear function
What or represents in a linear function
Output or y-value
What represents in a linear function
What represents in a linear function
Input or x-value
Why linear functions are called 'linear'
Why linear functions are called 'linear'
They graph as straight lines
Which axis has input values in a function graph
Which axis has input values in a function graph
-axis (horizontal axis)
Which axis has output values in a function graph
Which axis has output values in a function graph
-axis (vertical axis)
How to connect plotted points of a linear function
How to connect plotted points of a linear function
With a straight line
How far does a linear function's line extend
How far does a linear function's line extend
Infinitely in both directions