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8.EE.6 (Mathematics)


Standard Identifier: 8.EE.6
Content Area: Mathematics
Grade: 8
Domain: Expressions and Equations

Cluster:
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.

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