Solving Linear Equations and Linear Inequalities

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What is a linear equation?

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What does it mean to solve a linear equation?

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To solve a linear equation means to find the value of the variable that makes the equation true.

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What is the general form of a linear inequality?

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How do you graph a linear equation?

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To graph a linear equation, you can find two or more points that satisfy the equation and plot them on a coordinate plane, then draw a straight line through these points.

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What is the slope-intercept form of a linear equation?

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What is the slope of a line?

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What is the y-intercept of a linear equation?

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How do you isolate a variable in a linear equation?

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To isolate a variable, you perform inverse operations to get the variable on one side of the equation and the constant on the other side.

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