TEST: Linear Function Vocabulary

Front

A function with a constant rate of change

Back

Linear function

Front

The horizontal axis on a coordinate plane

Back

X-axis

Front

Function that has a constant rate of change

Back

Linear function

Front

What does 'b' represent in y=mx+b?

Back

Y-intercept

Front

The point where a graph intersects the x-axis

Back

X-intercept

Front

The slope of a line in the equation y=mx+b

Back

M represents the slope

Front

A function that does not have a constant rate of change

Back

Nonlinear function

Front

The vertical axis on a coordinate plane

Back

Y-axis

Front

The point where a graph intersects the y-axis

Back

Y-intercept

Front

The formula to find the slope between two points (x1, y1) and (x2, y2)

Back

(y2 - y1) / (x2 - x1)