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Texas Instruments: X (Or Y) Marks the Spot

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students will identify x- and y-intercepts graphically. Students will calculate the slope between 2 points. Students will write the equation of a line in slope-intercept form when given the graph of the line.
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Texas Instruments: Introduction to Slope and Intercepts Partner Activity

For Teachers 6th - 8th
This partner activity is designed to have pre-Algebra students or Algebra 1 students compare and contrast different screen shots and begin to develop concepts needed to describe slope and intercepts.
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Texas Instruments: Graphing Rational Functions

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
The activity summarizes vertical asypmtotes, horizontal asymptotes, slant asymptotes, x-intercepts, y-intercept of rational functions.
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Texas Instruments: Polynomial Function and Fitting a Curve

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
Students are asked to fit a polynomial function for the four given points. One y-intercept and three x-intercepts. All intercepts are given as integers. This is document that can be used as a class opener or for checking understanding.
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Texas Instruments: Polynomial Functions

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
In this set of questions, students will find the x-intercepts of a polynomial function, factor a polynomial, and determine the number of solutions of a polynomial equation. Questions are multiple choice and true/false; solutions are...
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Texas Instruments: Graphic Line Designs

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students can use the x- and y-intercepts to find the equations of lines and create a line design using the slope-intercept form and the limited domain of the segment.
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Texas Instruments: Linear Equations Review

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This Learn Check file is a review of linear equations. There are problems about slope, x- and y-intercepts, and writing equations of lines.
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Texas Instruments: Funnel Volumes: Volume and Weight

For Teachers 9th - 10th
In this activity, students' will use a force sensor to measure the weight of a water filled funnel as it drains. They analyze the weight versus time data and describe it using concepts of slope and intercepts of a linear function.
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Desmos: Linear Bundle

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
A collection of activities where students investigate linear equations. Activities involve an exploration of the lines in a polygraph and the vocabulary needed to describe them accurately; the slope in graphs; lines in different...
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Texas Instruments: Rational Functions

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
In this set of questions, students are asked to investigate rational functions to find vertical, horizontal, and oblique asymptotes as well as x- and y-intercepts. Questions are multiple choice and true/false with solutions provided.
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Analyze Math: Logarithmic Functions (1)

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Learners explore the properties of logarithmic functions. The activity consists of examples with detailed solutions.
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Texas Instruments: The Standard Form of a Quadratic Equation

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
In this activity, students explore the standard form of a quadratic equation, y = ax 2 + bx + c. They explore how the x-intercepts (zeros), y-intercept, and vertex are related to the graph of the standard form of a quadratic function.
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Texas Instruments: What Goes Up Must Come Down

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
In this activity, students use the calculator to solve quadratic equations. They use the quadratic formula to determine the vertex and the x-intercepts of the graph of a quadratic function.
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Texas Instruments: Student Generated Cubic Functions

For Teachers 9th - 10th
While using the TI-Navigator, students will attempt to create a cubic regression equation given three, two, and one x-intercept.
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Texas Instruments: Factored Polynomials

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
The students will identify x-intercepts of polynomials and then write their own equations for polynomials.
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Texas Instruments: That's a Stretch Ti 83

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students determine the relationship between the stretch of a spring and the number of weights in a cup suspended from the spring. They find the Y-value of a function if the X-value is provided. They use technology to plot a set of...