Linear Equations Vocabulary

The change in the x-coordinates on the graph of a line is known as the _________.

• rise

• step

• x-change

• run

The change in the y-coordinates on the graph of a  line is known as the ________

• y-change

• rise

• run

• up-change

The definition of the slope of a line is the _______________

• change in x divided by the change in y

• change in y divided by the change in x

• diagonal measure of the line

• degree at which the line slants

y = mx + b is the _________________

• standard form of a linear equation

• point-slope equation for a line

• regular form of a linear equation

• slope-intercept equation for a line

y - y₁ = m (x - x₁) is  _____________________

• the point-slope equation for a line

• the slope intercept equation for a line

• the standard form of a linear equation

• the regular form of a linear equation

A line that best approximates the linear relationship between points of data on a graph is the _________________ .

• line of approximate fit

• line of data point approximation

• line of best fit

• line of estimation

Lines in the same plane that never intersect are ____________

• perpendicular

• separated

• parallel

• repulsive

The equation of a straight line is what type of equation

• quadratic

• linear

• exponential

• non-linear

Describe the process of graphing a linear equation on a coordinate plane.

• Using trigonometric functions to plot the line

• Finding the area under the curve and connecting the points

• Drawing a straight line between two random points on the plane

• Identifying the slope and y-intercept, and plotting the points on the coordinate plane

What is the y-intercept of a linear equation?

• The y-intercept is the point where the graph intersects the x-axis.

• The y-intercept is the slope of the line.

• The y-intercept is the highest point on the graph.

• The y-intercept is the point where the graph intersects the y-axis.