Functions and Modeling · Algebraic Thinking

Linear vs. Non-Linear Functions

Comparing the properties of linear functions to functions that do not have a constant rate of change.

Key Questions

  1. 1How does the rate of change determine the shape of a function's graph?
  2. 2What real world phenomena are better modeled by non linear functions?
  3. 3How can we prove a function is linear using only its equation?

Common Core State Standards

CCSS.Math.Content.8.F.A.3
Grade: 8th Grade
Subject: Mathematics
Unit: Functions and Modeling
Period: Algebraic Thinking

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