Stage 21 · Linear Functions

21.1.4 Drawing the Graph of a Direct-Proportion Function

21.1 From Coordinates to Direct Proportion: The Plainest Kind of Change

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21.1.4 Drawing the Graph of a Direct-Proportion Function

Core idea

Mark the origin and one other point, lay a ruler across them, and there it is — a direct-proportion graph is a straight line through the origin (0,0).

Module goal. Building on the coordinate plane and the idea of a function, meet the simplest family of functions — direct-proportion functions — and lock in the core picture: a graph that's a straight line through the origin.
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