Teacher Notes - Texas Instruments TI-83 Plus Manual Book

Chapter 3: Linear Functions
Student Worksheet Notes with Answers
Overview
Tell students:
1. How to find the
2. How to navigate the application, if they are not yet familiar with the application.
3. To scroll through the
concepts, and tell students to look for them as they go through the
Observations
The
Observations
using graph coordinates.
If necessary, tell students how to find the
Topics in Algebra 1
, or tell them to review the instructions on the worksheet.
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on the calculator. Point out new terms, definitions, and
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help students understand mathematical concepts relating to finding the slope
Observation 1
Is any set of three points collinear?
Three points may be collinear, but are not necessarily collinear.
Observation 2
Find the slope of the line through (2,3) and (L4,8).
Students can pick either point as (x
slope using the formula.
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Observations
Section 2: Slope Using Coordinates
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,y ) and (x ,y ) to compute the
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