8.5A and 8.4B/C Vocabulary

constant of proportionality formula

• y=mx+b

• y=bx+b

formula for slope-intercept form

• y=bx+m

• y=mx+b

• y=kx

y-intercept

• the point where the line crosses the x-axis

• (0,0)

• the point where the line cross the y-axis

What is the correct way to find the slope of a line?

What variable is used to represent slope/rate of change?

• x

• y

• m

• b

What variable is used to represent the y-intercept?

• x

• y

• m

• b

Which of these images shows a table?

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origin

• (0,0)

• where the line crosses the y-axis

• where the line crosses the x-axis

• y-intercept

formula to find slope (m)

• y=mx+b

• y=kx

unit rate

• a rate for 10 of something

• the point where the line crosses the y-axis

• a rate for one of something

• (0.0)