Appendix A – Math Essentials: Understanding Graphs and Slope
APPENDIX A
MATH ESSENTIALS: UNDERSTANDING
GRAPHS AND SLOPE
Problems and Applications
1. Create four quadrants using x- and y-axes. Use your graph to plot the following points. [LO
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a. (1,4)
b. (-2,1)
c. (-3, -3)
d. (3, -2)
Answer: Each point is an (x,y) coordinate. For example, for point a, we move up to a
positive 1 on the horizontal, or x, axis, and then move up to positive 4 on the vertical, or y,
axis.
2. Create four quadrants using x- and y-axes. Use your graph to plot the following points. [LO
A.1]
a. (0,4)
b. (0, -2)
c. (1,0)
d. (-3, 0)
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APPENDIX A
MATH ESSENTIALS: UNDERSTANDING
GRAPHS AND SLOPE
Problems and Applications
1. Create four quadrants using x- and y-axes. Use your graph to plot the following points. [LO
A.1]
a. (1,4)
b. (-2,1)
c. (-3, -3)
d. (3, -2)
Answer: Each point is an (x,y) coordinate. For example, for point a, we move up to a
positive 1 on the horizontal, or x, axis, and then move up to positive 4 on the vertical, or y,
axis.
2. Create four quadrants using x- and y-axes. Use your graph to plot the following points. [LO
A.1]
a. (0,4)
b. (0, -2)
c. (1,0)
d. (-3, 0)
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