Dependent and Independent Variables
Skill:
Define and distinguish between relations and functions, dependent and independent variables, and domain and range; identify whether relations are functions numerically and graphically.
Dependent and Independent Variables
Distinguish the difference between dependent and independent variables through the connections between a table and corresponding graph.
Putting It All Together
Answer these open ended questions on your own or with others to form deeper math connections.
Open-ended question 1
What does independent mean? What does dependent mean?
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Open-ended question 2
How do you think the words independent and dependent apply to the variables in this situation?
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