Coordinate Plane

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Slant of a line is called the
slope/gradient.
•Slope is the ratio of the
change in the y-
value over the change in
the x-value.
Slopes = Change in y value
Change in x value
Coordinate Plane
•A basic concept for coordinate geometry.
•It des
Coordinate Plane
•A basic concept for coordinate geometry.
•It describes a two-dimensional plane in
terms of two perpendicular axes: x and y.
•The x-axis-horizontal direction
•the y-axis-vertical direction of the plane.
cribes a two-dimensional plane in
terms of two perpendicular axes: x and y.
•The x-axis-horizontal direction
•the y-axis-vertical direction of the plane.
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Equation Of A Line
An equation of a line can
be written
y= mx+ b
where
m is the slope
b is the y-intercept