Graphing Patterns Worksheet
This worksheet helps 8th-grade students practice identifying, describing, and graphing patterns from tables and rules.
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Graphing Patterns
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Read each question carefully and follow the instructions to complete the graphing patterns exercises.
1. Consider the sequence: 3, 7, 11, 15, ... a) Describe the pattern in words.
b) What would be the next three numbers in the sequence?
2. Complete the table below using the rule y = 2x + 1.
x | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 --|---|---|---|---|--- y | _ | _ | _ | _ | _
3. Plot the points from the table below on the coordinate plane. Then, draw a line connecting the points.
x | -2 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 2 --|----|----|---|---|--- y | -4 | -2 | 0 | 2 | 4
4. Which rule best describes the pattern shown in the graph?
y = x + 2
y = -2x + 150
y = -0.4x + 150
y = -20x + 150
5. A plant grows 1.5 cm each week. If it starts at a height of 3 cm, write a rule (equation) that describes its height (H) after 'w' weeks.