Wonky Initials Project

Original Plan:

Completed Initials:

Equations for each letter:

This project helped me get better at writing equations. I think writing the rise over run was the easiest because I got lots of practice before I did on Desmos. For example, I practiced on paper and had to find the rise/run for different lines. The most challenging part was writing the whole equation in general. For example, if I wrote the wrong number, the whole line would change. It was also a little confusing at the start but once I wrote more equations, it got easier, and I was able to understand how to do it. 

What did I learn this week?

This week I learned how to solve Slopes.

For example, this is the equation: (1,5) and (5,13)….. First, you have to make a T chart and label the top “x,y”. (1,5) will be on top of (5,13). Then we count how much it takes for 1 to get to 5. Then we do the same with 5-13. Then we put it in a fraction. It should look like this: 8/4 because y goes over x. Then we divide the two numbers.. 8/4=2. To create the equation we use the slope 2x. Using the T chart we do 1×2=2 and see how much it takes to get from 2-5. We do the same with 5×2=10 and do 10-13. The answer is 3 numbers apart. Then we finish the equation. The final answer will be “y = 2x+3”.

I also learned Slope intercept form.

For example these are the numbers given: 5,8,11… First we see how many numbers apart they are from each other. The answer is 3 numbers apart. Then we do 3×1 3×2 and 3×3. The answer is 3,6,9. Then we put those number in order under 5,8,11. Then we see how much it takes for 3 to get to 5. Then 6-8 and 9-11. The amount is +2. Then to start off the equation we make the slope 3x. The final equation is “3x+2 = y”.

What did I learn this week?

This week, I learned the introduction to SLOPE. (rate of change)

Slope is a number that describes the steepness of a line…. It is the same as the tangent ratio.

For example, when finding the SLOPE, you do Rise/Run. That also means y/x and it is the Tangent. When doing the Slope equation, you use “m =”.

I also learned how to know if a line on a graph is negative or positive.

For example, if this is the line: ⟋ it is a positive and when the line is ⟍ it is a negative. ⎯ will equal 0 and | will be undefined.