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Linear Equation: An equation that makes a straight line when it is
graphed.
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An equation with 2 variables that do not have exponents
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It can be slope intercept format – y=mx+b
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It can be standard format – Ax + By = C, where A, B, & C are
constants
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Horizontal lines just have y=C
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Vertical lines just have x=C
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The rate of change is the slope – it is m and measures how
fast the dependent variable is changing. It is also the
multiplier of the independent variable.
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You can begin to plot the line at the y-intercept = b.
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Y= 2x + 1
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Slope, y-intercept, rate of change
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Proportional – these are lines through the origin (0,0)
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Situations with a constant rate of change – find the ‘per’, ‘for
each’, ‘for every’ to find the rate of change – like miles per
gallon, amount for each item purchased, dollars for each hour
worked. That is the multiplier, m, and the slope…
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List of resources:
http://www.mathsisfun.com/definitions/
http://www.mathwords.com/
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/math/glossary/A.shtml
http://mathcentral.uregina.ca/RR/glossary/middle/glossaryab.html
http://www.shodor.org/interactivate/dictionary/
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