Slope Vocabulary
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Slope of Horizontal Line | Zero |
| Slope of Vertical Line | Undefined |
| Equation of Vertical Line | x = a number (where it crosses x-axis) |
| Equation of Horizontal Line | y = a number (where it crosses y-axis) |
| Slope Intercept Form of Equation of Line | y = mx + b |
| Standard Form of Equation of Line | Ax + By = C |
| Point-Slope Form of Equation of LIne | y - y1 = m(x - x1) |
| Slope Formula | m = (y2 - y1) / (x2 - x1) |
| Letter that is slope | m |
| Letter that is y-intercept | b |
| y-intercept | Point where line crosses y-axis (put in zero for x): (0,b) |
| x-intercept | Point where line crosses x-axis (put in zero for y): (a,0) |
| Words in word problem that mean slope | Rate of Change |
| Direction of positive slope | Up to the right |
| Direction of negative slope | Down to the right |
| Slopes of parallel lines.... | ... are the same slope |
| Slopes of perpendicular lines... | ... have opposite reciprocal slope (one is +, one is - AND they are reciprocals) |
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