Graphs key terms

coordinates

coordinates is a method cue for Coordinates. Use it when working on "[Foundation and Higher] Work with coordinates in all four quadrants." and state the specific calculation, notation, or reasoning role it plays rather than treating it as a loose label.

foundation

foundation is a method cue for Straight-line graphs. Use it when working on "[Foundation and Higher] Plot graphs of equations corresponding to straight lines in the coordinate plane." and state the specific calculation, notation, or reasoning role it plays rather than treating it as a loose label.

gradient

gradient is a method cue for Straight-line graphs. Use it when working on "[Foundation and Higher] Use y = mx + c to identify parallel lines and find equations of lines from points and gradients." and state the specific calculation, notation, or reasoning role it plays rather than treating it as a loose label.

perpendicular

perpendicular is a method cue for Straight-line graphs. Use it when working on "[Higher only] Use y = mx + c to identify perpendicular lines." and state the specific calculation, notation, or reasoning role it plays rather than treating it as a loose label.

gradient

gradient is a method cue for Gradients and intercepts. Use it when working on "[Foundation and Higher] Identify and interpret gradients and intercepts of linear functions graphically and algebraically." and state the specific calculation, notation, or reasoning role it plays rather than treating it as a loose label.

root

root is a method cue for Quadratic graph features. Use it when working on "[Foundation and Higher] Identify and interpret roots, intercepts and turning points of quadratic functions graphically." and state the specific calculation, notation, or reasoning role it plays rather than treating it as a loose label.

root

root is a method cue for Quadratic graph features. Use it when working on "[Higher only] Deduce quadratic roots algebraically and deduce turning points by completing the square." and state the specific calculation, notation, or reasoning role it plays rather than treating it as a loose label.

foundation

foundation is a method cue for Sketching and interpreting function graphs. Use it when working on "[Foundation and Higher] Recognise, sketch and interpret graphs of linear and quadratic functions." and state the specific calculation, notation, or reasoning role it plays rather than treating it as a loose label.

foundation

foundation is a method cue for Sketching and interpreting function graphs. Use it when working on "[Foundation and Higher] Include simple cubic and reciprocal functions where tier-appropriate." and state the specific calculation, notation, or reasoning role it plays rather than treating it as a loose label.

higher

higher is a method cue for Sketching and interpreting function graphs. Use it when working on "[Higher only] Include exponential functions and trigonometric functions with degree arguments." and state the specific calculation, notation, or reasoning role it plays rather than treating it as a loose label.

translation

translation is a method cue for Graph transformations. Use it when working on "[Higher only] Sketch translations and reflections of a given function." and state the specific calculation, notation, or reasoning role it plays rather than treating it as a loose label.

approximate solution

approximate solution is a method cue for Real-context and non-standard graphs. Use it when working on "[Foundation and Higher] Plot and interpret graphs, including non-standard graphs in real contexts, to find approximate solutions." and state the specific calculation, notation, or reasoning role it plays rather than treating it as a loose label.

foundation

foundation is a method cue for Real-context and non-standard graphs. Use it when working on "[Foundation and Higher] Apply graph interpretation to contexts such as distance, speed and acceleration." and state the specific calculation, notation, or reasoning role it plays rather than treating it as a loose label.

real-context graph

real-context graph is a method cue for Real-context and non-standard graphs. Use it when working on "[Higher only] Include reciprocal and exponential graphs in real-context graph problems." and state the specific calculation, notation, or reasoning role it plays rather than treating it as a loose label.

gradient

gradient is a method cue for Gradients and areas under graphs. Use it when working on "[Higher only] Calculate or estimate gradients of graphs and areas under graphs, including non-linear graphs." and state the specific calculation, notation, or reasoning role it plays rather than treating it as a loose label.

gradient

gradient is a method cue for Gradients and areas under graphs. Use it when working on "[Higher only] Interpret gradients and areas in contexts such as distance-time, velocity-time and financial graphs." and state the specific calculation, notation, or reasoning role it plays rather than treating it as a loose label.

circle

circle is a method cue for Circle equation and tangent. Use it when working on "[Higher only] Recognise and use the equation of a circle with centre at the origin." and state the specific calculation, notation, or reasoning role it plays rather than treating it as a loose label.

circle

circle is a method cue for Circle equation and tangent. Use it when working on "[Higher only] Find the equation of a tangent to a circle at a given point." and state the specific calculation, notation, or reasoning role it plays rather than treating it as a loose label.