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graphs Find out how to plot coordinates and link them up with straight lines. Then investigate the common equation of a straight line y = mx+c and find out how to solve equations using graphs.

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GCSE
recognise (when values are given for m and c) that equations of the form y = mx + c correspond to straight-line graphs in the coordinate plane
find the gradient of lines given by equations of the form y = mx + c (when values are given for m and c);
understand that the form y = mx + c represents a straight line and that m is the gradient of the line, and c is the value of the y-intercept;
explore the gradients of parallel lines and lines perpendicular to these lines
coordinates »
a1 a2 a3 a4
b1 b2 b3 b4
c1 c2 c3 c4
plotting »
a1 a2 a3 a4
b1 b2 b3 b4
c1 c2 c3 c4
y = mx+c »
a1 a2 a3 a4
b1 b2 b3 b4
c1 c2 c3 c4
a1 a2 a3 a4
solving »
a1 a2 a3 a4
b1 b2 b3 b4
c1 c2 c3 c4
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