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summary
Copy the sentences below. Fill in the gaps by choosing the correct word or
expression from the word list that follows.
1 The is a grid, consisting of two axes (x and y), meeting at the
origin (0, 0). A location (point) is specified by its x and y .
2 A linear graph consists of an points that can be joined
to form a straight line.
3 To plot a linear graph, the coordinates of only two are
required although several points are usually plotted as a check.
4 A linear equation can be expressed in the form , where m
represents the gradient (slope) of the straight line and c represents the
y-intercept.
5 A straight line with a gradient slopes upward as we move in
the positive x direction while a straight line with a gradient
slopes downward as we move in the positive x direction.
6 The method allows us to sketch the graph of any linear equa-
tion by finding two particular points, the x-intercept, and y-intercept.
7 Graphs of equations in the form y = c have a gradient of zero and are
to the x-axis.
8 Graphs of equations in the form x = a (where a is a constant) have an
gradient and are parallel to the y-axis.
9 The equation of a straight line can be found by the values of
rise
the gradient (m), where m = --------- , and y-intercept (c) into y = mx + c.
run
10 Two lines are if m1xm2=-1

11 Two lines are ________________ if they have same gradient.

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12 In the expression y=mx+c, c is the__________________

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12 If y=mx+c, m is the__________________

WORD LIST
negative Cartesian plane points substituting
infinite y-intercept parallel
positive gradient y = mx + c
perpendicular substituting parallel
undefined coordinates