Unit 5 Slope Vocabulary

The variable used to represent the y-intercept.

• m

• b

• rise

• run

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CCSS.8.EE.B.6

CCSS.8.F.A.3

The change in the y values. The rise.

• b

• horizontal change

• slope

• vertical change

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CCSS.8.EE.B.5

The variable used to represent the slope.

• b

• rise

• m

• run

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CCSS.8.EE.B.5

The vertical change between any two points on a line.

• slope

• rise

• run

• y-intercept

Tags

CCSS.8.EE.B.5

The horizontal change between any two points on a line.

• rise

• run

• unit rate

• slope

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CCSS.8.EE.B.5

The rate of change between any two points on a line. The ratio of the rise, or vertical change, to the run or horizontal change.

• b

• horizontal change

• vertical change

• slope

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CCSS.8.EE.B.5

An equation written in the form y = mx + b, where m is the slope and b is the y-intercept.

• rise

• run

• slope-intercept form

• y-intercept

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CCSS.8.EE.B.6

CCSS.8.F.A.3

A rate or ratio with a denominator of 1.

• b

• y-intercept

• unit rate

• vertical change

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CCSS.6.RP.A.1

CCSS.6.RP.A.2

The change in the x values. The run.

• horizontal change

• b

• vertical change

• unit rate

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CCSS.HSF-LE.A.1B

The y-coordinate of the point where the line crosses the y-axis.

• rise

• run

• y-intercept

• slope

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CCSS.HSS.ID.C.7