Ch.4-Math-Linear Equations
What is the standard form of a linear equation?
ax+by=c
m is ________ in y=mx
constant of proportionality
A linear equation is a type of equation whose graph is a _______
line
Slope is represented by the letter
m
The graph of the direct variation equation is a line with a slope of m that passes through the _____________
origin
When two quantities, x and y, are _____________ , the relationship can be represented by the direct variation equation:
proportional
Slope is the ______ between any two points on a line
rate of change
What is the formula for slope
rise/run
y=mx+b m represents the __________
slope
the points on a line _________ are the of the equations
solutions
It is the measure of the _________ of the line
steepness
You can use a __________ to show the solutions of a linear equation
table
The _______________ of a line is the x coordinate of the point where the line crosses the x- axis. It occurs when y=_______
x-intercept 0
y=mx+b b represents the __________
y - intercept
The _______________ of a line is the y coordinate of the point where the line crosses the y- axis. It occurs when x=_______
y-intercept 0
What is slope intercept form?
y=mx+b