This lesson describes the process of linearizing graphs. Linearizing is a method of recognizing one of three shapes of nonlinear graphs, and creating new calculated data that will allow you to create a linear graph of the data. The slope and intercept, and therefore the equation, of this new linear graph is relatively easy to find, and it turns out that the equation of the linearized graph is also the equation of the original, nonlinear graph.

You will need to learn the shapes, names, and proportional relationships of "side opening parabolas", "top opening parabolas", and "inverse" graphs.