Midterm Vocab

Front

What is the slope of a horizontal line?

Back

The slope of a horizontal line is zero.

Front

Which is NOT a representation of slope?

Back

b is NOT a representation of slope.

Front

What is the independent variable in a function?

Back

The independent variable is the variable that is changed or controlled in an experiment.

Front

How can you tell if a system of equations has no solution?

Back

A system of equations has no solution if the equations have the same slope and different y-intercepts.

Front

What must be true if two lines are perpendicular?

Back

Their slopes are opposite reciprocals of each other.

Front

What does the letter 'm' represent in slope?

Back

The letter 'm' represents the slope of a line.

Front

What is the formula for calculating slope?

Back

Front

What is a dependent variable?

Back

A dependent variable is the variable that is measured in an experiment.

Front

What does it mean for two lines to be parallel?

Back

Two lines are parallel if they have the same slope and never intersect.

Front

What is the y-intercept of a line?

Back

The y-intercept is the point where the line crosses the y-axis.