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Methods & Meanings
x-y axis
Slopes
Misc.
100
y = mx + b
What is an equation for a line (What is a linear equation)
100
A graph of data as a set of points that may be clustered together
What is a "scatterplot"
100
This is the point where the x and y-axes intersect
What is "the origin"
100
The equation used to find the linear equation of a line.
What is "y=mx+b"
100
The order you complete your problem in
What is "Order of Operation"
200
b
What is the starting point / the y-coordinate
200
The math term that means "steepness"
What is "slope"
200
This axis is a horizontal line
What is "the x-axis"
200
The slope of a horizontal line.
What is "zero slope"
200
What b represents in y=mx+b
What is "y-intercept"
300
m in y=mx+b
What is the slope / rise over run
300
A line that represents data on a scatterplot
What is a "line of best fit"
300
This axis is a vertical line
What is "y-axis"
300
The slope of a line that is changing upwards.
What is "positive slope"
300
Jackie Chan started his job with $20. He makes $5 a month. If Kevin bacon started with no money but made $7 a month, (assuming they don't use their money) how many months will it take for Kevin Bacon to have as much money as Jackie Chan?
What is "10 months"
400
parameters in the equation y = mx + b
What is "m" and "b"
400
If a line's horizontal change is +2, and vertical change is +5, this is its slope.
What is 2/5
400
The independent variable.
What is "x"
400
What slope can represents
What is "growth"
400
A way to record data without a graph
What is "x-->y table"
500
variables in a linear equation
What is "x" and "y"
500
When a line goes down, we say that it has this kind of slope
What is "negative slope"
500
When y=0
What is "x-intercept"
500
The slope of a vertical line.
What is "undefined slope"
500
Harmonizer's job
What is "whichever sounds the best"