Unit 3 : Linear Relationship Vocabulary

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Across
  1. 2. For any two points on a line, the rise/run or change in y/change in x. It is a measure of the steepness of a line. It is also called the rate of change of a linear function.
  2. 4. Replacing the variables in a algebraic expression, equation or inequality.
  3. 5. In a linear relationship between x and y, it tells how much y changes when x changes by 1.
  4. 7. An equation whose graph is a straight line.
  5. 8. Some quantity or elements are not finite or not countable.
Down
  1. 1. A linear equation in the form y=mx+b, where m is the slope and b is the y-intercept.
  2. 3. A technique that involves manipulating a system of equations algebraically to eliminate one of the variables, leaving only one variable to e solved.
  3. 4. A group of related linear equations true at the same time. A system of equations can have zero, one, or infinitely many solutions.
  4. 6. The y-coordinate of the point where a line, or graph of a function, intersects the y-axis.