Slope
Another name for slope.
Rate of change or the change in y over the change in x
Writing a linear equation in slope-intercept form is in this format.
y=mx+c
The line that is the x-axis.
the horizontal axis
The slope and the y intercept in the equation y = -3x + 7
slope of -3 and y-intercept of 7
Slope is the ratio of the vertical change to the...
Horizontal change
the m in y=mx+c represents this part of the equation
slope or gradient
The line that is the y-axis.
the vertical axis
The slope and the y intercept in the equation y = -1/2x + 44
slope of -1/2 and y-intercept of 44
You use this to find slope on a graph.
y2-y1/x2-x1
The c in the equation y=mx + c stands for this.
the y-intercept, when x coordinate is zero
The origin
the point (0, 0)
The slope and the y intercept in the equation y = -5.
slope of 0 and y-intercept of -5
The change in y over the change in x (or the rate of change, or slope) of this equation: y = -2x + 5
-2
y in the equation y=mx+c stands for this.
The shape a linear graph takes.
A straight line.
The slope and the y intercept on a graph with the coordinates (0,-3) and (-1,0)
slope of -3 and a y-intercept of -3
The slope of these two coordinates: (2, 5) (4, 15)
5
x in the equation y=mx+c stands for this.
An x-coordinate
The 2 coordinates you would use to graph an linear relationship.
x and y intercepts or the coordinates where x and y are zero
The slope and the y intercept on a graph with the coordinates (0,9) and (2,0)
a slope of 4.5 and a y-intercept of 9