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Do Two Points Always Determine a Linear Function? Lesson PlanDo Two Points Always Determine a Linear Function? Lesson Plan
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Illustrative Mathematics
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Do Two Points Always Determine a Linear Function?

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Your learners can approach this task algebraically, geometrically, or both. They analyze the building of a linear function given two points and expand the concrete approach to the abstract when they are asked to find the general form of a linear equation using two points made up of only letters.

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linear equations, equations

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linear funcion concepts, linear equation form, linear equations, math

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Common Core

HSF-IF.A.1 HSF-LE.A.2 MP7 MP8

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