How Do You Graph a Linear Equation by Making a Table?

How Do You Graph a Linear Equation by Making a Table?

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Graphing a function? It would be really helpful if you had a table of values that fit your equation. You could plot those values on a coordinate plane and connect the point to make your graph. See it all in this tutorial!

Keywords:

  • problem
  • graph
  • line
  • linear equation
  • y=mx+b
  • slope intercept
  • slope
  • intercept
  • form
  • positive slope
  • plot
  • table of values

Background Tutorials

  • The Coordinate Plane

      • What are the Coordinate Axes?What are the Coordinate Axes?

      What are the Coordinate Axes?

      The coordinate plane has two axes: the horizontal and vertical axes. Learn about these axes and the name for their point of intersection by watching this tutorial!

  • Evaluating Expressions

      • What's the Order of Operations?What's the Order of Operations?

      What's the Order of Operations?

      Check out this tutorial where you'll see exactly what order you need to follow when you simplify expressions. You'll also see what happens when you don't follow these rules, and you'll find out why order of operations is so important!

  • Ordered Pairs and The Coordinate Plane

      • How Do You Plot Points in the Coordinate Plane?How Do You Plot Points in the Coordinate Plane?

      How Do You Plot Points in the Coordinate Plane?

      Knowing how to plot ordered pairs is an essential part of graphing functions. In this tutorial, you'll see how to take an ordered pair and plot it on the coordinate plane. Take a look!

      • What is an Ordered Pair?What is an Ordered Pair?

      What is an Ordered Pair?

      Ordered pairs are a fundamental part of graphing. Ordered pairs make up functions on a graph, and very often, you need to plot ordered pairs in order to see what the graph of a function looks like. This tutorial will introduce you to ordered pairs!

      • What is the Origin?What is the Origin?

      What is the Origin?

      The coordinate plane has two axes: the horizontal and vertical axes. These two axes intersect one another at a point called the origin. Learn about the ordered pair that indicates the origin and its location in the coordinate plane by watching this tutorial!

      • What is the X-Coordinate?What is the X-Coordinate?

      What is the X-Coordinate?

      Ordered pairs are a crucial part of graphing, but you need to know how

  • Defining Linear Equations

      • What's Standard Form of a Linear Equation?What's Standard Form of a Linear Equation?

      What's Standard Form of a Linear Equation?

      A linear equation can be written in many different forms, and each of them is quite useful! One of these is standard form. Watch this tutorial and learn the standard form for a linear equation!

Further Exploration

  • Finding Slopes

      • How Do You Find the Slope of a Line from a Graph?How Do You Find the Slope of a Line from a Graph?

      How Do You Find the Slope of a Line from a Graph?

      Trying to find the slope of a graphed line? First, identify two points on the line. Then, you could use these points to figure out the slope. In this tutorial, you'll see how to use two points on the line to find the change in 'y' and the change in 'x'. Then, you'll see how to take these values and calculate the slope. Check it out!

  • Working With Graphs