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Basic algebra terms
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Mathematics
10th Grade
02/06/2016

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Define Slope in words
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Slope is the rate of change
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Formula for slope
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Slope of a horizontal line
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Zero
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Slope of a vertical line
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Undefined
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When m > 0 the line will
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Increase
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When m < 0 the line will
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Decrease
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Slope-Intercept form of linear equation
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y = mx + b
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Point-Slope form of linear equation
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y - y1 = m(x - x1)
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Slope of parallel lines are 
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exact same slope
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Perpendicular lines intersect at
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right angles
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Slope of perpendicular lines are
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opposite signs and reciprocals of each other
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Equation of a vertical line
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x = a

where a is the x-coordinate

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Equation of a
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Equation of a horizontal line
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y = b

where b is the y-coordinate

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Standard Form of a linear equation
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Ax + By = C
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What does the graph of a line do at an x-intecept?
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The y-value is equal to zero and the graph crosses the x-axis
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What does the graph do at the y-intercept?
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The x-coordinate is zero and the graph crosses the y-axis
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When multiplying or dividing an inequality by a negative number, you must
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remember to flip the inequality symbol
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A negative multiplied or divided by a negative results in a
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Positive number
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When multiplying or dividing numbers with opposite signs, the result will always be
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Positive
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When graphing on a number line, if you have < or > , the dot will be
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Filled in
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When graphing on a number line and you have < or >, the dot will be
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an open circle
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You always read graphs from
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Left to Right
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To add or subtract fractions, you must have
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a common denominator.
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To multiply fractions, you just
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multiply the numerator straight across and then multiply the denominator straight across
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Zero divided by any number equals
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Zero
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Any number divided by zero is
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undefined.  It can't be done
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To find the reciprocal of a fraction, you must
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just flip the fraction upside down

Example:   the reciprocal of 3/4 is 4/3

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To find the reciprocal of a whole number, you just
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put 1 under the whole number, then flip it

Example:  The reciprocal of 5 is 1/5

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Two reciprocals multiplied together always equal
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1

 

Example:  (3/5) • (5/3) = 1

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When dividing by a fraction, you
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flip the fraction you are dividing by and then multiply
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