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Moving Straight Ahead
Linear relationships
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Mathematics
8th Grade
09/18/2008

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Term
linear relationship
Definition
What word means: When x and y change at a constant rate?
Term
independent
Definition
Which variable is graphed on teh x axis?
Term
dependent
Definition
Which variable is graphed on teh y axis?
Term
negative
Definition
If a line goes "downhill" is the slope positive or negative?
Term
positive
Definition
If a line goes "uphill" is the slope positive or negative?
Term
Y intercept or starting point
Definition
What is ther term for the point at which a line crosses the y axis?
Term
y = mx + b
Definition
What is our "golden" formula?
Term
starting point or y intercept
Definition
What does b represent in y=mx+b?
Term
slope, rate, rise/run, Change in y over the change in x
Definition
What does M stand for in the formula y=mx+b?
Term
distant/time, rise/run
Definition
How can you find the rate?
Term
coefficient
Definition
What is the number before a variable called? 8x The 8 is called a ____.
Term
coefficient
Definition
What is the number before a variable called? 8x The 8 is called a ____.
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