the coordinate point at which a line intersects the x-axis
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coordinate
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(x,y); location of a point in the coordinate plane; a.k.a. ordered pair
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horizontal line
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line that is parallel to the x-axis (left to right); equation is of the form y = a, and a is a constant
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origin
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(0,0) in the coordinate plane; center of the grid
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standard form
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linear equation of the form Ax + By = C
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slope-intercept form
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linear equation of the form y = mx+b
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cover method
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method for finding x- and y-intercepts of a standard form equation by "covering" the x term to find the y-intercept and "covering" the y term to find the x-intercept
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y-intercept
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the point where a line crosses the y-axis
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coordinate plane
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the grid created by the horizontal x-axis and the vertical y-axis
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x-axis
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the horizontal number line in the coordinate plane (left to right)
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y-axis
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the vertical number line in the coordinate plane (up and down)
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vertical line
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line that is parallel to the y-axis (up/down); equation is of the form x = n, where n is a constant
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vertical slope
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slope is undefined (max steepness -- straight up and down)
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linear equation
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an equation with two variables; graph is a straight line (no curves)
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slope (a.k.a. rate of change)
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rise/run; the steepness of a graphed line; formula: (SEE PHOTO)