Unit 5 Slope Vocabulary

Front

The variable used to represent the y-intercept.

Back

b

Front

The change in the y values. The rise.

Back

horizontal change

Front

The variable used to represent the slope.

Back

m

Front

The vertical change between any two points on a line.

Back

rise

Front

The horizontal change between any two points on a line.

Back

run

Front

The rate of change between any two points on a line. The ratio of the rise, or vertical change, to the run or horizontal change.

Back

slope

Front

An equation written in the form y = mx + b, where m is the slope and b is the y-intercept.

Back

slope-intercept form

Front

The change in the x values. The run.

Back

horizontal change

Front

The y-coordinate of the point where the line crosses the y-axis.

Back

y-intercept