Interpret the equation y = mx + b as defining a linear function, whose graph is a straight line; give examples of functions that are not linear.
Standard detail
CCSS.Math.Content.8.F.A.3
Standard
Depth 2Parent ID: 85DE424B3D734A77983061FEB651F3B1Standard set: Grade 8
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- Statement code
- CCSS.Math.Content.8.F.A.3
- List ID
- 3.
- Standard ID
- B362126B14D54C5A9ACACB217DD55CDD
- ASN identifier
- S2554446
- Subject
- Mathematics (2010-)
- Grades
- 08
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- 85DE424B3D734A77983061FEB651F3B17334721753D44E839B23A40B9D883E73
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- Source document
- New Mexico Common Core State Standards for Mathematics (2010)
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- CC BY 3.0 US
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For example, the function A = s² giving the area of a square as a function of its side length is not linear because its graph contains the points (1,1), (2,4) and (3,9), which are not on a straight line.