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Chapter 12    Graphing

12-3   Plotting Lines on the Coordinate Plane

 

Examples

1. Plot a line between points (1,2) and (5,5)
Step 1: Plot the two points.
Step 2. Draw a straight line between them.

Solution: See Line 1 on this graph.

2. Plot a line between points (-4,4) and (4,-3)

Step 1: Plot the two points.
Step 2. Draw a straight line between them.

Solution: See Line 2 on this graph.

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Exercises

Plot a straight line between the two points on a coordinate plane.
 

1.  ( 0,0 ) and (4 , 5 )

2.  ( -4, 3 ) and ( 5, -1 )

3.   ( -4, 1 ) and ( 1, -5 )

4. ( -5, -4 ) and ( 5, -2 )

 

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Author: David L. Heiserman
Publisher: SweetHaven Publishing Services

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