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Proportions Vocabula
Introduction to Slope 8.EE.5
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Ratio | A mathematical expression of comparing two similar or different quantities by division |
| Proportion | An equation in which two ratios are set equal to each other. |
| Constant of Proportionality | The fixed rate at which ratios increase and decrease. The k. |
| Slope | Slope of a line is the measure of the steepness and the direction of the line. |
| Unit Rate | How much of something per 1 unit of something else |
| Equivalent Ratio | Ratios that have the same value when reduced to their simplest form |
| Ordered Pair | Any point on the Cartesian plane and is written as a combination of two values (x,y) |
| Constant | The number that we multiply one variable by to get another in a proportional relationship (k) |