Interpreting Graphs of Functions

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What is the origin in a coordinate plane?

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The origin is the point (0,0) where the x-axis and y-axis intersect.

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What does the y-axis represent in a coordinate plane?

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The y-axis is the vertical line in the coordinate plane.

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What does the x-axis represent in a coordinate plane?

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The x-axis is the horizontal line in the coordinate plane.

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What does it mean when a graph is stationary?

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A stationary graph indicates that the object is not moving.

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What does it mean when a graph shows accelerating motion?

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Accelerating motion means the object is increasing its speed over time.

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What does it mean when a graph shows decelerating motion?

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Decelerating motion means the object is decreasing its speed over time.

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What does a constant speed graph look like?

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A constant speed graph is represented by a straight line with a consistent slope.

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What does it mean when a graph shows fast steady speed?

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Fast steady speed indicates that the object is moving away from the starting position at a high constant rate.

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What does it mean when a graph shows slower steady speed?

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Slower steady speed indicates that the object is moving away from the starting position at a low constant rate.

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How can you identify acceleration on a graph?

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Acceleration can be identified by a curve that slopes upwards on a graph.