Graphing Proportional Relationships

In the ordered pair

 $\left(5,2\right)$  what does the "2" represent?

• The x-value

• The y-value

• The answer

Answer explanation

The second number is ALWAYS the y-value

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CCSS.HSF.IF.A.1

CCSS.8.F.A.1

Which variable is represented by the horizontal axis?

• x

• y

• z

• The origin

Answer explanation

x is the horizontal axis, y is the vertical axis.

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CCSS.8.F.A.1

CCSS.HSF.IF.B.5

The "Origin" is another name for which ordered pair?

• (1, 0)

• (0, 1)

• (0, 0)

• (1, 1)

Answer explanation

The Origin is where the two number lines cross, when each has a value of 0. So (0, 0)

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CCSS.8.EE.B.6

Which point is located at (-2, 3)?

• A

• B

• C

• D

• E

Answer explanation

-2 on the x-axis and 3 on the y-axis

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CCSS.6.NS.C.6C

Will the graph of a proportional relationship go through the origin?

• Always

• Sometimes

• Never

Answer explanation

Proportional graphs ALWAYS pass through or start at the origin.

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CCSS.8.EE.B.5

Will a Proportional Relationship graph as a curved line?

• Always

• Sometimes

• Never

Answer explanation

It will always be straight, never curved

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CCSS.8.EE.B.5

Is this graph proportional?

• No, it passes through the origin

• No, it is a single straight line

• Yes, it passes through the origin and is a single straight line

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CCSS.8.EE.B.5

What tells us this is not a proportional graph?

• We don't know what number it starts at.

• It does not start at the origin

• But it IS proportional!

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CCSS.8.EE.B.5

Proportional?

• Yes

• No

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CCSS.8.EE.B.5

Proportional?

• Yes, it passes through the origin and has straight lines

• No, it does not have a single straight line

• Maybe yes, maybe no.

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CCSS.7.RP.A.2D