Frame Stress

When force is applied to something to see how it affects its shape, it is often called stress. The amount of bending can be measured as an angle, and is called the deflection.

Frame Stress
Subject: Algebra
Topics:
- Linear Function
- Variables
Grades: 8 - 9
Concepts:
- Function
- Independent variable
- Dependent variable
- Slope
- Extrapolation
- Domain
Knowledge and Skills:
- Can find the slope of a linear function
- Can solve equations of the form ax = b

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