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Spaghetti Bridges
Linear Equations: Line of Best Fit

The Line of Best Fit

  • The mathematics FCAT requires students to create a graph with:
    • an appropriate title
    • its X and Y axes labeled
    • a straight edge
    • even intervals

  • The line of best fit shows where the points lie in relation to a line

  • It is important for the line of best fit to begin at the Y axis

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