11.6.1: Key Terms
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Key Terms
- horizontal line
- A horizontal line is the graph of an equation that can be written in the form y=b. The line passes through the y-axis at (0,b).
- intercepts of a line
- Each of the points at which a line crosses the x-axis and the y-axis is called an intercept of the line.
- linear equation
- An equation of the form Ax+By=C, where AandB are not both zero, is called a linear equation in two variables.
- ordered pair
- An ordered pair (x,y) gives the coordinates of a point in a rectangular coordinate system. The first number is the x-coordinate. The second number is the y-coordinate.
(x,y)x-coordinate,y-coordinate
- origin
- The point (0,0) is called the origin. It is the point where the x-axis and y-axis intersect.
- quadrants
- The x-axis and y-axis divide a rectangular coordinate system into four areas, called quadrants.
- slope of a line
- The slope of a line is m=. The rise measures the vertical change and the run measures the horizontal change.
- solution to a linear equation in two variables
- An ordered pair (x,y) is a solution to the linear equation Ax+By=, if the equation is a true statement when the x- and y-values of the ordered pair are substituted into the equation.
- vertical line
- A vertical line is the graph of an equation that can be written in the form x=a. The line passes through the x-axis at (a,0).
- x-axis
- The x-axis is the horizontal axis in a rectangular coordinate system.
- y-axis
- The y-axis is the vertical axis on a rectangular coordinate system.