SWBAT #1: SWBAT determine the x-intercept and the y-intercept of a straight line. 1.

Using your own words, define the x-intercept and y-intercept of a straight line. 2. Find the y and x intercepts of the straight line below:

Solution: x-intercept=-4 y-intercept=6 3. Find the x and y intercepts of each straight line segments below:

a d b

c Straight line segment a b c d x-intercept 6 -4 -2 y-intercept 4 1 -4 3

4. Draw a straight line through the following pairs of points. Then, determine the x and y intercepts. a. K(-6,0) L(0,-3) b. P(-2,-1) Q(4,2) c. T(6,5) U(0,-5) Solution:

PQ

TU KL

KL: x-int.=-6, y-int.=-3 PQ: x-int.=0, y-int.=0 TU: x-int.=3, y-int.=-5 SWBAT #2: SWBAT Derive the formula for the gradient of a straight line in terms of the x-intercept and the y-intercept. 5. Find the gradients of straight lines with the following x and y-intercepts: x-intercept y-intercept Gradients 2 -4 -2.5 -5 6 -2

6. Fill in the missing blanks: x-intercept -3 4 5, 3, -6

y-intercept 15 9

Gradients -3 3/2

7. Given points M(0,b) and N(a,0) that lie on a straight line, determine the x-intercept, yintercept, and derive the formula for gradient in terms of these intercepts. Solution: x-intercept: a y-intercept:b m=(y2-y1)/(x2-x1)=(0-b)/(a-0)=-b/a=-y-intercept/x-intercept m=-y-int./x-int. SWBAT #3: SWBAT draw the graph given an equation of the form y=mx+b 8. The following graph shows a straight line on the Cartesian plane. Find the lines equation:

Solution: First, look at the y-intercept of the graph. The line crosses the y-axis at (0,5), so the value of b in the equation y=mx+b is 5. Now, using the formula for gradient in intercept form, find the gradient. m=-b/a, a=x-intercept and b=y-intercept. In this case, m=-5/-3=5/3. Now, we can plug in the values into the unknown variables. y=5/3x+5 9. Given the following table, graph the straight line on the coordinate plane and write the lines equation. x 0 2 y -4 2

Given the equation y=mx+b, students must by now be able to define the variables. After plotting the points and drawing the line, students will be able to see that the y-intercept is 4, so b=4. Using the formula m=change in y/change in x, m=3. So, y=3x-4. 10. A line with a gradient of 2 containing the point (-3,6) has the equation: a. y=2x b. y=2x+12 c. y=2x-12 d. y=2x+9 Solution: First, remember that gradient is the m value in the equation y=mx+b. So, we know that the gradient is 2, and m=2. At this point, all the options are possible. We are given the point (3,6). We can substitute this point to see if the equation makes sense. Option a is wrong because 62(-3). Option c is wrong because 62(-3)-12. Option d is wrong because 62(-3)+9. B is the correct answer.
SWBAT #4: SWBAT write the equation of the straight line given the gradient and the y-intercept 11. Given the following gradients and y-intercepts, write the corresponding equation in slope-intercept form. Gradient 5 0.97 -1/8 3/2 y-intercept -9 11 5/2 6 3 Equation

y=5x-9 y=0.97x+11 y= x+5/2 y=-1/8x+6 y=3/2x+3

12. Given the equation y=-2x+5, find the gradient and y-intercept. Justify your answer. m=-2 b=5 In the slope-intercept form equation y=mx+b, m is the gradient and b is the y-intercept. 13. Find the gradient and y-intercept of the following straight line equation 3x+5y=15 3x+5y=15 Isolate the y-variable 5y=-3x+15 Divide both sides by 5 y=-3/5x+3