Level 3 · Mathematics M3.9

Coordinates and straight lines

Plot points on a grid and draw the straight lines that rules make.

Name any place on a grid with two numbers, in all four quarters. Move and flip shapes. Then turn a rule such as y = 2x + 1 into a straight line, measure how steep it is, and read graphs from real life.

Start readingM3.9.1 Coordinates

8 chapters. Your place is kept on this device only.

You are ready for this book if

You can find the value of 2x + 3 when x = 4.

Contents

  1. 1Coordinates, readunderstood
  2. 2All four quarters of the grid, readunderstood
  3. 3Shapes on a grid, readunderstood
  4. 4From a rule to a line, readunderstood
  5. 5Lines like x = 3 and y = −2, readunderstood
  6. 6Steepness: the gradient, readunderstood
  7. 7The equation y = mx + c, readunderstood
  8. 8Graphs from real life, readunderstood

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For parents and teachers

For learners who can find the value of 2x + 3 when x = 4 and who know negative numbers. In many schools this fits children of about 11 to 13, and older learners who never drew a graph can start here too. Each idea is drawn on an exact grid before it is written as a rule. Each chapter takes one or two short sessions. A learner can work alone: every exercise has its answer and the reason for it. Each chapter also has a short page for the adult, with three questions to ask.

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