2024 Rach. Fall Benchmark Vocabulary Review

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a relationship where every x value is paired with only one y value; on a graph, there is only one dot on each vertical line

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function

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the letter in an equation

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variable

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the equation for a non-proportional relationship; shown as y=mx+b

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slope-intercept form

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a synonym for y-intercept; the starting point in a word problem

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initial value

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a synonym for slope; the rate at which an object moves or changes; the change in Y over the change in X; solve using the slope formula

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rate of change

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the rate at which a line moves on the graph; the steepness of a line; found by counting up and over on a graph

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slope

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the point where a drawn line crosses the y-axis on a graph

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y-intercept

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the equation for a proportional relationship shown as y=kx

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direct variation

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a relationship that has a constant of variation; goes through the origin on a graph

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proportional

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a relationship that does not have a constant; does not goes through the origin, but does have a y-intercept

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nonproportional