6th grade Math Vocabulary Slopes

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Constant of Proportionality (COP)

The constant ratio

Constant of variation

The constant ratio

Constant rate of change

The rate of change between any two points in a linear relationship is the same or constant.

Direct variation

The ratio between two variable quantities that are known as a proportional relationships.

Linear relationships

relationships that have straight line graphs

Point-slope form

y-y₁\=m(x-x₁)

Rise

The vertical change between any two points on a line

Run

The horizontal change between the same two points

Slope

A rate of change

Slope-intercept form

y\=mx+b

standard form

Ax + By \= C

Substitution

An algebraic model that can be used to find the exact solution of a system of equations

systems of equations

A set of two or more equations with the same variables.

x-intercept

the x-coordinate of a point where a graph crosses the x-axis

y-intercept

the y-coordinate of the point where the line crosses the y-axis