Stage 21 · Linear Functions

21.3.2 The Signs of k and b Decide Which Quadrants It Passes

21.3 Reading the Behavior of a Linear Function

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21.3.2 The Signs of k and b Decide Which Quadrants It Passes

Core idea

Notice which way the line climbs and which side of the y-axis it crosses, and you can count off the quadrants it travels through.

Module goal. Systematically describe how the signs of k and b decide a line's direction, whether it rises or falls, and which quadrants it visits — upgrading you from "able to draw" to "able to read."
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