Linear functions and graphs

  • Surprising Transformations
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    Surprising Transformations

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    14 to 16
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    I took the graph y=4x+7 and performed four transformations. Can you find the order in which I could have carried out the transformations?

  • Which is bigger?
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    Which Is Bigger?

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    14 to 16
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    Which is bigger, n+10 or 2n+3? Can you find a good method of answering similar questions?

  • The square under the hypotenuse
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    The Square Under the Hypotenuse

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    14 to 16
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    Can you work out the side length of a square that just touches the hypotenuse of a right angled triangle?

  • Intersections
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    Intersections

    Age
    14 to 18
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    Change one equation in this pair of simultaneous equations very slightly and there is a big change in the solution. Why?

  • What's that graph?
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    What's That Graph?

    Age
    14 to 18
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    Can you work out which processes are represented by the graphs?

  • Kite in a Square
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    Kite in a Square

    Age
    14 to 18
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    Can you make sense of the three methods to work out what fraction of the total area is shaded?

  • Graphical Triangle
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    Graphical Triangle

    Age
    14 to 16
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    What is the area of the triangle formed by these three lines?
  • On the Road
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    On the Road

    Age
    14 to 16
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    Four vehicles travelled on a road. What can you deduce from the times that they met?
  • Reflect Again
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    Reflect Again

    Age
    16 to 18
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    Follow hints to investigate the matrix which gives a reflection of the plane in the line y=tanx. Show that the combination of two reflections in intersecting lines is a rotation.
  • Coordinate Designs
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    Coordinate Designs

    Age
    11 to 14
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    This task requires learners to explain and help others, asking and answering questions.