A-CED.2, F-BF.1, or F-LE.2

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    tbrown
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    I have a question where students are given a list of points in tabular form. They must graph the points and write the equation of the line that contains all the points. Should this be classified as A-CED.2 or F-BF.1 or F-LE.2 or all of these? I’m having trouble distiguishing among these three standards.

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    Bill McCallum
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    It depends on the wording of the question. Does it mention functions explicitly at all? If it’s just about equations of lines, then the F-BF.1 and F-LE.2 classifications would not be appropriate. But if the equation is intended to be viewed as defining one variable as a function of the other, then they might be. One reason for having A and F as separate categories is to reinforce the distinction between equations in two variables on the one hand, and functions on the other, a distinction that often seems to get lost.

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    Bill McCallum
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    It depends on the wording of the question. Does it mention functions explicitly at all? If it’s just about equations of lines, then the F-BF.1 and F-LE.2 classifications would not be appropriate. But if the equation is intended to be viewed as defining one variable as a function of the other, then they might be. One reason for having A and F as separate categories is to reinforce the distinction between equations in two variables on the one hand, and functions on the other, a distinction that often seems to get lost.

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