SAT Math / Functions

Interpreting Graphs

Part of the full libraryOpens January 2, 2027 · $97 for a year
What’s included
functionA rule that assigns exactly one output to each allowed input.

You’ll leave with these skills

  1. Explain what a point, the slope, or an intercept of a graph means in contextRead the axis labels to say what a point, the slope, or an intercept means in the story.
  2. Find a curve’s greatest y-value and when it happensFind the highest point on the curve and read its y-value for the greatest amount and its x-value for the time it happens.
  3. Find when a steadily shrinking amount reaches zeroFind the slope from two points on the falling line, then set y equal to zero and solve for x.
  4. Check where a graphed line crosses each axis in DesmosGraph the line’s equation in Desmos and click where it crosses each axis to check the starting amount and when it reaches zero.

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