Describe and correct the error a student made when graphing y + 5
The student's first error was in step
Step 1 should involve plotting a point at
Step 3, connecting the points with a line, was correct.
(Type ordered pairs.)
Step 2 should involve plotting a point
units __ and ____ units ___ from the
1. Plot a point at (-5, 8).
2. Plot a point 3 units down and
4 units right from (-5, 8) at (-1, 5).
3. Connect the points with a line.
units
from the point in step 1, at ____.
Step three connecting the points with a line, was correct.
The error the student made was in step 2. The correct instruction should be "Plot a point 3 units down and 4 units right from (-5, 8) at (-1, 5)."
Additionally, the description of step 2 had incomplete information. It should say "Step 2 should involve plotting a point 3 units down and 4 units right from the point in step 1, at (-1, 5)."
The corrected instructions are:
1. Plot a point at (-5, 8).
2. Plot a point 3 units down and 4 units right from (-5, 8) at (-1, 5).
3. Connect the points with a line.