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linear equations 1
Vocab needed for linear equations
Definition | Vocabulary Word |
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Describes the steepness of a line. | Slope |
Determines the point at where a line intersects the y-axis. | Y-Intercept |
Describes a relationship that increases or decreases by a constant rate. | Linear Relationship |
A method for determining slope, which finds the vertical change over the horizontal change. | RISE/RUN |
A way to determine the location of an x and y value on a graph. | Coordinate Point |
States that two quantities are equal. Involves an equal sign, operation(s), and numbers/variables. | Equation |
A graphical representation of pairs of related numerical values that shows the relationship between two variables. | Coordinate Graph |
The location of a point on the horizontal axis. | X Coordinate |
The location of a point on the vertical axis. | Y Coordinate |
The way to write a linear equation in the form of y = (m)x + b, where m is slope and b is y-intercept. | Slope-Intercept Form |