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y = mx + b
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| y intercept | The point at which the line crosses the y axis. |
| slope | The steepness of a line. |
| The rate of change | slope |
| m | slope in a linear equation |
| b | y intercept in a linear equation |
| positive slope | a line moving upward from left to right |
| negative slope | a line moving downward from left to right |
| independent variable | x |
| dependent variable | y |
| other names for slope | rate of change, rise/run, constant of proportionality, change in y/change in x, (y2-y1, x2-x1) |
| y intercept in a table | the y-value when x=0 |
| what the slope when there is no number in front of x | 1 |
| what the y intercept is when there is no y intercept | 0 |
| zero slope | when the slope of an equation or line is equal to zero and produces a horizontal line |
| other names for y intercept | starting value, initial value, initial cost, and add "b" value |
| key words for rate | each, every, per |
| The steeper the line, | the greater the slope. |