NUMERACY LINEAR EQUATIONS

Round 1 That Dag-gum Graphing Calculator Name Home Group PART 1 Put points into the graphing calculator. Make sure you clear the points first by pressing 2ND + 4 ENTER (ClrAllLists) X 2.5 2.6 3.4 1.3 1.6 3.8 11.6 6.4 8.3 Y 147 130 130 114 138 162 208 178 210

Press STAT Press ENTER (1: Edit) Enter points into L1 (x) and L2 (y)

PART 2 Choose an appropriate WINDOW Xmin: should be a little bit smaller than your smallest x-value. Xmax: should be a little bit larger than your largest x-value. Ymin: should be a little bit smaller than your smallest y-value. Ymax: should be a little bit larger than your largest y-value. Xscl and Yscl by what scale should your x and y axes be? What number would you count by? (1, 2, 5, 10, .5?) Once you have chosen your window, press graph and make sure you can see all 9 points. PART 3 Find the regression line (aka line of best fit) Press STAT (Calc) 8 (LinReg a+bx) ENTER
(you may need to press ENTER twice)

Write down your values for a and b. Round to 3 or 4 decimal places for best accuracy.

PART 4 Graph the regression line Press Y= Type in your equation in the form y = a + bx, using your values from part 3 for a and b. PART 5 Show a teacher and get a stamp.

PART 6 Write down any of this in your toolkit that you think you might forget. Use the green pages in the back of the toolkit called Calculator Help PART 7 Practice what you have just done by doing steps 1-5 for the tables on the posters in the front of the room. Get a stamp from a teacher for each problem you complete. POSTER #1 POSTER #2

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Round 2 Equations of Lines slope & y-intercept Name Home Group PART 1 Multiple Choice. Refer to graphs A, B and C for problems #1-6.
y
5 4 3 2 1 -4 -3 -2 -1 -1 -2 -3 -4 1. The slope of graph A is a. 3 -5 b. 2 c. -2 1 -5 2 -4 3 -3 4 -2 5 -1

y
5 4 3 2 1 -5 -4 -3 -2 -1 -1 -2 x
1 2 3 4 5

y
5 4 3 2

-1 -2 -3 -4 -5

-3 -4 -5

d. - d.

2. The slope of graph B is a. 3 b. -3 c. 4 3. The slope of graph C is a. b. -2 c. 3

d.

4. The y-intercept (start point) of graph A is a. 3 b. - c. 2 d. you cant see it on this graph 5. The y-intercept (start point) of graph B is a. 4 b. 1 c. 1.33 d. you cant see it on this graph 6. The y-intercept (start point) of graph A is a. 3 b. 2 c. -2 d. you cant see it on this graph 7. Write the equation of each line above in y = a + bx form. Get a check/stamp from the Graph A: teacher before you Graph B: move on!!!!! Graph C:

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5

8. Use the slope and y-intercept to write equations for each graph 4
y
5 4 3 2 1 -3 -2 -1 -1 -2 -3 -4 Graph A: -5 1 -5 2 -4 3 -3 4 -2 5 -1

y
5 4 3 2

3 2 1 -5 -4 -3 -2 -1 -1 -2 x
1 2 3 4 5

-1 -2 -3 -4 -5

-3 -4 -5

Graph B: Graph C:

9. Graph the points (2, -3) and (-1, 3) on the coordinate grid at the right. Draw a line that contains both points. a. What is the slope between the points?
-5 -4 -3 -2 -1

y
5 4 3 2 1

x
1 -1 2 3 4 5

b. What is the y-intercept of the line? c. Write an equation of the line that you drew. d. Use your equation to find the value of y when x is 12.

-2 -3 -4 -5

10. Write an equation of the line that passes through the points (0, 5) and (2, 4).

11. Write an equation for a line that is parallel to the line in #9. How do you know that it is parallel? 12. Write an equation of a line that is perpendicular to the line in #9. How do you know that it is perpendicular?