The Vocab
Identifying Functions
Vocabulary
Why Intercept?
What's the equation?
100

X numbers are called 

input

100

Is the following relation a function? 

(1, 0), (2, 2), (3, 4)?

Yes

100

Which function has the greater slope?

function 1: y = 5x - 3

function 2: y = 3x - 4

what is function 1

100

y = mx + __

What is b?

100

m = 5

b = 2

y = 5x + 2

200

y numbers are called 

output

200

Is the following relation a function? 

(1, 1), (4, 1), (5, 2), (1, 2), (2, 5)?

No

200

____ over ____

What is rise over run?

200

To find the y intercept you need to look at where the slope crosses the _____

y axis

200

m = 3

b = -3

y = 3x - 3

300

the horizontal axis on a graph is the 

x axis

300

Does the following table represent a function? 
x      y
1      2
2      5
6      2
2      9
5      1

No


300
A function is a relationship where each ______ only has one ______.

What is input and output.

300

The y-intercept is the point where a line _____ the y-axis.

What is crosses?

300

m = 2/3

b = 0

y = 2/3x

400

the vertical axis on a graph is called __

y axis

400

Is this a function and why?

What is no, because x's repeat at 8

400

A _____ line has a slope equal to 0.

What is a horizontal line?

400

What's my y-intercept?

What is -3?

400

m = 1/2

b= -1/2

y = 1/x - 1/2

500

In a linear equation, the y-intercept is represented by the letter __

b

500

Is this a function and why?

What is yes,  because the x's are all different

500

In a linear equation, slope is represented by the letter ___

m

500

What's my y-intercept?

What is 4?

500

m = -1

b = 0

y = -x