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Course 2 chapter 1
Term | Definition |
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complex fraction | a fraction where either the numerator or denominator is a fraction and the denominator does not equal 0 |
constant of proportionality | A constant ratio or unit rate of two variable quantities. Also called the constant of variation. |
constant of variation | The constant ration in a direct variation. It is also called the constant of proportionality. |
constant rate of change | the rate of change in a linear relationship |
coordinate plane | A plane in which a horizontal number line and a vertical number line intersect at their zero points. Also called a coordinate grid. |
cross product | The product of the numerator of one ratio and the denominator of the other ratio. The cross products of any proportion are equal. |
dimensional analysis | the process of including units of measurement when you compute |
direct variation | the relationship between two variable quantities that have a constant ratio |
equivalent ratios | two ratios that have the same value |
nonproportional | The relationship between two ratios with a rate or ratio that is not constant. |
ordered pair | A pair of numbers used to locate a point in the coordinate plane. An ordered pair is written in the form (x, y). |
origin | The point at which the x-axis and the y-axis intersect in a coordinate plane. The origin is at (0,0). |
proportional | the relationship between two ratios with a constant rate or ratio |
quadrants | one of the four regions into which the two perpendicular number lines of the coordinate plane separate the plane |
rate | a ratio that compares two quantities with different kinds of units |
rate of change | A rate that describes how one quantity changes in relation to another. A rate of change is usually expressed as a unit rate. |
slope | The rate of change between any two points on a line. It is the ratio of vertical change to the horizontal change. The slope tells how steep the line is. |
unit rate | a rate that is simplified so that is has a denominator of 1 unit |
unit ratio | a unit rate where the denominator is one unit |
x-axis | the horizontal number line in a coordinate plane |
x-coordinate | the first number of an ordered pair, It corresponds to a number on the x-axis. |
y-axis | the vertical number line in a coordinate plane |
y-coordinate | The second number of an ordered pair. It corresponds to a number on the y-axis, |