Chapter 9: Algebra: Linear Function

Question 0

Term

Answer 0

Each number in the list of numbers of a sequence.

Question 1

Sequence

Answer 1

An ordered list of numbers

Question 2

Arithmetic sequence

Answer 2

A sequence in which the difference between any two consecutive terms is the same (add or subtract the same amount.)

Question 3

Common difference

Answer 3

The amount that the terms are added/subtracted in an arithmetic sequence.

Question 4

Geometric sequence

Answer 4

A sequence with the ratio between two consecutive terms constant.

Question 5

Constant ratio

Answer 5

A fixed value

Question 7

Domain

Answer 7

The set of input values for a function

Question 8

Range

Answer 8

The set of output values for a function

Question 9

Function table

Answer 9

A table used to organize input, function rule, and output values

Question 10

Linear function

Answer 10

A relationship between two variables whose graph in the coordinate plane is a straight line.

Question 11

Slope

Answer 11

A measure of the steepness of a line.

Question 12

Rise

Answer 12

The change in the vertical distance

Question 13

Run

Answer 13

The change in the horizontal distance

Question 14

Subscripts

Answer 14

A symbolic name for an array of variables whose elements are identified.

Question 15

Direct variation

Answer 15

The ratio of the value of the dependent variable to the value of the independent variables constant.

Question 16

Constant of variation

Answer 16

The nonzero ratio between two variables in a direct variation or the nonzero product of two variables in an inverse variation.

Question 17

Slope-intercept

Answer 17

A general algebraic representation of a linear function.

Question 18

Y-intercept

Answer 18

The point at which a curve intersects an axis is known as an Intercept.

Question 19

Systems of equations

Answer 19

A set of two or more equations involving the same variables or unknowns

Question 20

Scatterplot

Answer 20

A type of graph that plots point to show a relationship between two variables.

Question 21

Line of best fit

Answer 21

A line on a graph showing the general direction that a group of points seem to be heading.

Question 22

Correlation

Answer 22

Describes the strength of a relationship between two variables.