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Into to Geometry & Lines
Intro to Geometry & Lines
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Mathematics
9th Grade
12/14/2009

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Term
Linear Equation
Definition
The equation of a line.
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Inverse Operation
Definition
Operation used to solve for a variable. Addition is the opposite of subtraction. Multiplication is the opposite of division.
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Standard Form of a Line
Definition
Ax + By = C, where A is a whole number and B & C are integers.
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Slope-Intercept Form of a Line
Definition
y = mx + b
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Point-Slope Form of a Line
Definition
y - y1 = m(x - x1)
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Horizontal Line
Definition
Line parallel to the x-axis in the form of y = a number.
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Vertical Line
Definition
Line parallel to the y-axis in the form of x = a number.
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Point
Definition
An exact location.
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Slope
Definition
Steepness of a line. Vertical change over horizontal change. Rise over run.
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Midpoint
Definition
A point exactly half way between two other points.
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Distance Formula
Definition
Formula used to find the length of a segment or the distance between two points.
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Pythagorean Theorem
Definition
In a right triangle, the sum of the square of the legs equals the square of the hypotenuse.
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Line
Definition
A straight, infinite set of points.
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Segment
Definition
Part of a line with two endpoints.
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Ray
Definition
Part of a line with one endpoint and continuing infinitely in the other direction.
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Parallel
Definition
Two different lines in the same plane that never intersect.
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Perpendicular
Definition
Two lines in the same plane that meet at a right angle.
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Coordinate Plane
Definition
The intersection of two number lines (axes) forming a grid for plotting points.
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Origin
Definition
The point (0, 0) on the coordinate plane.
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Quadrant I
Definition
One fourth of the coordinate plane where both x and y are positive.
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Quadrant II
Definition
One fourth of the coordinate plane where x is negative and y is positive.
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Quadrant III
Definition
One fourth of the coordinate plane where both x and y are negative.
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Quadrant IV
Definition
One fourth of the coordinate plane where x is positive and y is negative.
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x- axis
Definition
The horizontal number line on the coordinate plane.
Term
y-axis
Definition
The vertical number line on a coordinate plane.
Term
plane
Definition
An infinite flat surface.
Term
y-intercept
Definition
The point where a line crosses the y-axis on a coordinate plane.
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x-intercept
Definition
The point where a line crosses the x-axis on the coordinate plane.
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