Vocabulary Linear Equations

Front

What is the difference in the x-values of two points on a line?

Back

Run

Tags

CCSS.HSF-LE.A.1B

Front

What is the difference in the y-values of two points on a line?

Back

Rise

Tags

CCSS.8.EE.B.5

Front

What is the ratio of rise to run for any two points on the line?

Back

Slope of a Line

Tags

CCSS.8.EE.B.5

Front

What is the y-coordinate of the point where the graph intersects the y-axis?

Back

y-intercept

Front

Which of the following is not an example of a linear equation: xy + 3 = 5, y = 3x + 5, 2x + 3y = 6, or y = 5x?

Back

xy + 3 = 5

Tags

CCSS.8.F.A.3

Front

Define 'slope' in the context of linear equations.

Back

The slope is the measure of the steepness of a line, calculated as the ratio of the rise (change in y) to the run (change in x).

Tags

CCSS.8.EE.B.5

Front

What does the term 'y-intercept' refer to?

Back

The y-intercept is the point where the line crosses the y-axis, represented as (0, y).

Front

What is a linear equation?

Back

A linear equation is an equation that makes a straight line when graphed, typically in the form y = mx + b.

Tags

CCSS.8.F.B.4

CCSS.HSF.LE.A.2

Front

What does 'rise' refer to in the context of slope?

Back

Rise refers to the vertical change between two points on a line.

Tags

CCSS.8.EE.B.5

Front

What does 'run' refer to in the context of slope?

Back

Run refers to the horizontal change between two points on a line.

Tags

CCSS.8.EE.B.5