Common Core State Standard: 8.EE.6 |
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| Grade | 8 |
| Subject | MATH |
| Domain | Expressions & Equations |
| Theme | Understand the connections between proportional relationships, lines, and linear equations |
| Standard | Use similar triangles to explain why the slope m is the same between any two distinct points on a non-vertical line in the coordinate plane; derive the equation y =mx for a line through the origin and the equation y = mx + b for a line intercepting the vertical axis at b. |
| Reference URL | http://www.corestandards.org/Math/Content/8/EE |