Chapter 6
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MRidgell on November 18, 2010
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linear equations and their graphs
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 rate of change | allows you to see the relationship between two quantities that are changing |
| slope | vertical change over the horizontal change, rise over run |
| linear function | a function that graphs a line |
| parent function | the simplest equation of a function |
| linear parent function | y = x |
| linear equation | an equation that models a linear function |
| y intercept | the y coordinate of the point where a line crosses the y axis |
| slope intercept form | y = mx + b |
| standard form of a linear equation | Ax + By = C |
| x intercept | the x coordinate of the point where the line crosses the x axis |
| point slope form | y - y1 = m(x - x1) |
| parallel lines | lines on the same plane that never intersect |
| perpendicular lines | lines that intersect to form right angles |
| negative reciprocal | the product of two numbers is -1 |
| line of best fit | a trend line that shows the relationship between two sets of data most accurately |
| correlation coefficient | how closely the equation models that data |
| absolute value equation | a v-shaped graph that points upward or downward |
| translation | a shift of a graph horizontally, vertically, or both |
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