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Graphing Lines Flashcards

1
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What is a linear equation?

A

It is a straight line (not a curve), and the x is not squared or cubed.

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2
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What are the three forms of a line?

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slope-intercept, point-slope, and standard form

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3
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What is the Point Slope Form?

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y-y = m (x-x)

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4
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What is the Slope Intercept Form?

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y=mx+b

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5
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What is the Standard Form?

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Ax+By=C

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6
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y-y=m(x-x) is what form?

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Point Slope

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7
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y=mx+b what form?

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slope intercept

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8
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Ax+By=C What form?

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Standard Form

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9
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Why is it called “point-slope” form?

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It has a hidden point (x,y) and a slope (m) in it

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10
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Why is it called “slope-intercept” form?

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It has a slope (m) and an intercept (b) in it

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11
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How do you find the hidden point in point slope form? y-y=m(x-x)

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To get your (x,y), take the opposite of the number next to the x to get your x, and take the opposite of the number next to the y to get your y

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12
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How do you find the X-Intercept in Standard Form?

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Use ( C over A, 0) to get the x intercept.

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13
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How do you find the slope in Standard Form?

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m = -A/B (opposite of A over B)

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14
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How can you find the y intercept in any form?

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You can always just plug a zero in for x and then solve for y. (0, __).

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15
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How can you find the x intercept in any form?

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You can always just plug a zero in for y and then solve for x. (__ ,0)

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16
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What are the slopes of the diagonals of a square?

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+1 and -1

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17
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A slope of 1/10 is closer to (zero or one)

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zero

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18
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A slope of 7/8 is closer to (zero or one)

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one

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19
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what do you call something that goes straight up and down?

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VERTICAL

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20
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What dod you call something that goes from left to right?

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HORIZONTAL (like looking along the horizon)

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21
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If a line has a y intercept of 9, then the point _____ is on the line.

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(0,9)

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22
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If a line has an x intercept of 9, then the point _____ is on the line.

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(9,0)

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23
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the equation for the slope of the line is (if you have two points)

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m = y-y / x-x

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24
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People think of the slope as _____ over _____

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RISE, RUN

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25
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What is the name of the point (0,0) ?

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origin

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26
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What is the equation of a perfect positive diagonal going through the origin?

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y=x

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27
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What is the equation of a perfect negative diagonal going through the origin?

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y=-x

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28
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What does the line y=4 look like?

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horizontal (L to R) line through (0,4). up 4.

29
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What does the line x=4 look like?

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vertical (up and down) line through (4,0), to the right 4.

30
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How can you think about the line x=5 to remember what it looks like?

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It is all of the points that have an x value of five… so (5, 0), (5, 1), (5, 2), (5, 3), etc… straight up and down

31
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How can you think about the line y=8 to remember what it looks like?

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It is all of the points that have a y value of eight. So (0,8), (1,8), (2,8) ,(3,8), (4,8), (5,8)… All have a height of 8. Horizontal line up 8

32
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Name the FORM, name a POINT and name the SLOPE: y = 2/3 x - 5

A

SLOPE INTERCEPT, (0,-5), 2/3

33
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Name the FORM, name a POINT and name the SLOPE: 5x + 4y = 40

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STANDARD, (0,10)or(8,0), -5/4

34
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Name the FORM, name a POINT and name the SLOPE: y-7 = 1/2 (x+8)

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POINT SLOPE, (-8,7), 1/2

35
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What is a trick to identify the correct form?

A

Look at the equal sign. What is to the left?
just a y ? then slope intercept
a y + or - something? then point slope
an X and a Y? then standard

36
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What is a way to remember how to plot points like (-2,4) or (7, 8)

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WALK x then CLIMB y

37
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A slope of 2/3 is (steeper/less steep) than one.

A

less steep

38
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A slope of -5/2 is (steeper/less steep) than negative one.

39
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A slope of 0.0001 is closer to (zero or one)

40
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A slope of 5 is closer to (one or undefined)

A

undefined (straight up and down)

41
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What does VERTICAL mean?

A

goes straight up and down

42
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What does HORIZONTAL mean?

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goes from left to right

43
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What is the origin?

44
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WHat does the line y=0 look like?

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it is the x axis (all of the points on the x axis have a y value of Zero

45
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What does the line x=0 look like?

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it is the y axis (all of the points on the y axis have an x value of ZERO)

46
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What does the line y=x look like?

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Perfect positive diagonal through origin (0,0)

47
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What does the line y= -x look like?

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Perfect negative diagonal through origin (0,0)

48
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What is the equation of the x axis?

49
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Wat is the equation of the y axis?

50
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What does the line y = 1/2 x look like?

A

through origin (0,0) with slope of 1/2

51
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Why are the A, B and C capital letters in Ax+By=C?

A

They have to be INTEGERS (whole numbers). This means that you won’t see 1/2x + 4/5y = 1/3. The A and B and C have to be integers like 4x-2y=9

52
Q

What if a linear equation is not in one of the three forms? What can you do?

A

Use algebra to rearrange it

53
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What form? y = 4x - 3

A

slope intercept

54
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What form? y - 3 = 2( x-8)

A

point slope

55
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What form? 4x-2y=7

56
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Name the FORM, name a POINT and name the SLOPE: y = 3x

A

special form with a slope of 3 through the origin, or change to y=3x+0 SLOPE INTERCEPT (ZERO INTERCEPT). (0,0), 3

57
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Name the FORM, name a POINT and name the SLOPE: y = 7

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special horizontal through (0,7), or change to y=0x+7 SLOPE INTERCEPT (ZERO SLOPE), (0,7), zero

58
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Name the FORM, name a POINT and name the SLOPE: x = 9

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special none. vertical line. (9,0), undefined

59
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Name the FORM, name a POINT and name the SLOPE: y-5 = 4(x -6)

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POINT SLOPE, (6,5), 4

60
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Name the FORM, name a POINT and name the SLOPE: 5x - 5y = -10

A

STANDARD, (0,2) or (-2,0), slope of 1

61
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Name the FORM, name a POINT and name the SLOPE: y = 3x + 2

A

SLOPE INTERCEPT, (0,2), 3

62
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Name the FORM, name a POINT and name the SLOPE: y = Hx - G

A

SLOPE INTERCEPT, (0, -G), H

63
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Name the FORM, name a POINT and name the SLOPE: y - M = Z (x + T)

A

POINT SLOPE, (-T, M), Z

64
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Name the FORM, name a POINT and name the SLOPE: Px + Ry = H

A

STANDARD, (0, H/R) or (H/P, 0), -P/R

65
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Name the FORM, name a POINT and name the SLOPE: y = W

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special horizontal. POINT SLOPE (ZERO SLOPE), (0,W), zero

66
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Name the FORM, name a POINT and name the SLOPE: x = B

A

none, special vertical line, (B,0), undefined

67
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Name the FORM, name a POINT and name the SLOPE: y = Qx

A

special slope intercept, the intercept is zero. Point (0,0), SLOPE (Q)

68
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How do you find the Y-Intercept when given Standard form?

A

Use (0, C over B) to get the y intercept and

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