Amplify Grade 8 Unit 3 Vocabulary

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Linear Relationship

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A relationship is called linear when its graph is a line.

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Horizontal Intercept (x-intercept)

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The point where the graph of a line crosses the horizontal axis or when y=0.

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Vertical Intercept (y-intercept)

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The point where the graph of a line crosses the vertical axis or when x=0.

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Solution

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The value or set of values that makes the equation true.

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Undefined

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An expression or term that has no understandable value (dividing any value by 0 creates an undefined expression because we cannot divide by 0).

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Slope

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A number that describes the direction and steepness of a line.