About This Lesson
<p>Investigate what happens to the equation of different lines when you translate them. Try to predict what will happen. Explain your findings.</p>Aligned to Common Core State Standard: 8.EE.6
Subject
Math — Expressions and Equations
Grade Level
Grades 6-8
Resource Type
Activity
Standards Alignment
Common Core State Standards
License
Resources
Files
Translating_Lines_worksheet[1].doc
External resources
Standards
Use similar triangles to explain why the slope ? is the same between any two distinct points on a non-vertical line in the coordinate plane; derive the equation ? = ?? for a line through the origin and the equation ? = ?? + ? for a line intercepting the vertical axis at ?.
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Nice activity for exploring slopes and y-intercepts of graphs.