Proportional or Non-proportional? 8.F.4
Use this Flow Chart to help you with Proportional & Non-proportional Linear Relationships Is there a Constant Rate of Change? Is it a Function? YES YES NO NO State it is NOT A FUNCTION State there is a VARIABLE RATE OF CHANGE
Use this Flow Chart to help you with Proportional & Non-proportional Linear Relationships Is there a Constant Rate of Change? LINEAR (It graphs to be a straight line!) YES Proportional -or- Non-proportional? NO PROPORTIONAL State there is a VARIABLE RATE OF CHANGE NON-PROPORTIONAL
Proportional -or- Non-proportional? Cross Products are EQUIVALENT 𝑦=𝑘𝑥 The TABLE contains the ordered pair (0,0) The GRAPH will be a line that passes through the ORIGIN PROPORTIONAL NON-PROPORTIONAL Cross Products are NOT EQUIVALENT 𝑦=𝑚𝑥+𝑏 The TABLE does not contain the ordered pair (0,0). It has 0,𝑏 The GRAPH will be a line that dos NOT pass through the ORIGIN