Unit 3 - Lesson 6 - Grade 8: Illustrative Mathematics

Describe the pattern you see.

If your pattern continues growing in the same way, how many tiles of each color will be in the 4th and 5th diagram? The 10th diagram?

How many tiles of each color will be in the nth diagram? Be prepared to explain how your reasoning.

How can you find the slope from the graph? Explain or show your reasoning.

Explain what the slope means in the situation.

Find the point where the line crosses the vertical axis. What does that point tell you about the situation?

How can you find the slope from the graph? Explain or show your reasoning.

Explain what the slope means in the situation.

Find the point where the line crosses the vertical axis. What does that point tell you about the situation?

What does the vertical intercept mean in this situation? How do the vertical intercepts of the two lines compare?