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The document discusses graphing and identifying linear functions and their key characteristics. It explains how to graph linear functions using intercepts by finding the x-intercept and y-intercept from a linear equation in standard form and plotting these points. Examples are provided to illustrate how to graph a linear equation by determining its intercepts.

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Aics9e PPT 3 3

The document discusses graphing and identifying linear functions and their key characteristics. It explains how to graph linear functions using intercepts by finding the x-intercept and y-intercept from a linear equation in standard form and plotting these points. Examples are provided to illustrate how to graph a linear equation by determining its intercepts.

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Chapter 3

Graphs and
Functions

Copyright © 2015, 2011, 2007 Pearson Education, Inc. Chapter 3-1


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Chapter Sections
3.1 – Graphs
3.2 – Functions
3.3 – Linear Functions: Graphs and Applications
3.4 – The Slope-Intercept Form of a Linear
Equation
3.5 – The Point-Slope Form of a Linear Equation
3.6 – The Algebra of Functions
3.7 – Graphing Linear Inequalities
Copyright © 2015, 2011, 2007 Pearson Education, Inc. Chapter 3-2
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§ 3.3

Linear Functions:
Graphs and
Applications
Copyright © 2015, 2011, 2007 Pearson Education, Inc. Chapter 3-3
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Graph Linear Functions

Linear Function
A linear function is a function of the form f(x) = ax + b

• The graph of any linear equation is a straight line.


• The domain of any linear function is all real numbers.
• If a ≠ 0, then the range of any linear function is all
real numbers.

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Graph Linear Functions Using Intercepts

Standard Form of Linear Equation


The standard form of a linear equation is

ax + by = c

where a, b, and c are real numbers, and a and b are not


both 0.

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Graph Linear Functions Using Intercepts

x- and y-intercepts
The x-intercept is the point at which a graph crosses
the x-axis.
• The x- intercept will always be of the form (x, 0).
The y-intercept is the point at which a graph crosses
the y-axis.
• The y-intercept will always be of the form (0, y).

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Graph Linear Functions Using Intercepts

To Graph Linear Equations Using the x- and y-


intercepts
1. Find the y-intercept. Set x equal to 0 and find the
corresponding value for y.
2. Find the x-intercept. Set y equal to 0 and find the
corresponding value for x.
3. Plot the intercepts.
4. Draw the line. Using a straightedge, draw a line
through the points. Draw an arrowhead at both
ends of the line.

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Graph Using Intercepts
Example: Graph 5x = 10y – 20 using the x- and y-
intercepts.

Solution To find the y-intercept, set x = 0 and solve for y.


5 x  10 y  20
5(0)  10 y  20
0  10 y  20
20  10 y
2 y
This gives us the y-intercept (0, 2).
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Graph Using Intercepts
To find the x-intercept, set y = 0 and solve for x.
5 x  10 y  20
5 x  10(0)  20
5 x  20
x  4
This gives us the x-intercept (-4, 0).

Use the intercepts (0, 2) and (-4, 0) to graph the linear function.

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Graph Using Intercepts
Plot the points and draw the line.

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Graph Equations of the Form x = a and y = b

Equations of a Horizontal Line


The graph of any equation of the form y = b will
always be a horizontal line for any real number b.

Equations of a Vertical Line


The graph of any equation of the form x = a will
always be a vertical line for any real number a.

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