Crossword Puzzle on Points, Lines, & Linear Equations

Linear Equations
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Sep 9,1998

Across
1.An instrument used to measure degrees of an angle
which consists of all rays with a common endpoint
between two opposite rays in a half plane correlated with
the positive real numbers between 0 and 180 inclusive is
called a(n) ____.
5.Two lines that intersect to form a right angle are _____.
8.The length of a line segment is its _____ between the
two endpoints.
9.The slope of a vertical line is _____.
10.The generic name for the horizontal axis of the
rectangular coordinate system is ____.
12.If the equation of a line has the pattern of y = mx + b,
then it is written in ____ form. (two words)
14.If a point on a line has a y-coordinate of zero, then it is
the _____.
15.The point at which a line crosses the vertical axis of the
Cartesian coordinate system is its _____.
17.If two lines intersect, then the coordinates of the point of
intersection is a(n) ____ for both lines.
19.If two distinct lines lie in the same plane and have the
same slope, then they are _____.
20.The generic term for the vertical axis of the rectangular
coordinate system is the ____.

Down
2.The name given to the point of intersection of the axes of
the rectangular coordinate system whose coordinates
are (0,0) is the ______.
3._____ is the ratio of the change in the y values to the
change in the x values of two points on a line.
4.The axes of the rectangular coordinate system divide the
coordinate plane into four regions called _____.
5.The linear equation (y - 4) = .375 (x + 8) is written in
______ form. (two words)
6.The French mathematician credited with the invention of
the rectangular coordinate system is named _____.
7.The point on a segment whose coordinates are the
average of the respective coordinates of the endpoints is
the _____ of the segment.
11.The slope any horizontal line is always ____.
13.The linear equation 3x + 4y = 24 is written in _____
form.
Across
 An instrument used to measure degrees of an angle which consists of all rays with a
1.
common endpoint between two opposite rays in a half plane correlated with the positive
real numbers between 0 and 180 inclusive is called a(n) ____.
5. Two lines that intersect to form a right angle are _____.
8. The length of a line segment is its _____ between the two endpoints.
9. The slope of a vertical line is _____.
10. The generic name for the horizontal axis of the rectangular coordinate system is ____.
If the equation of a line has the pattern of y = mx + b, then it is written in ____ form. (two
12.
words)
14. If a point on a line has a y-coordinate of zero, then it is the _____.
The point at which a line crosses the vertical axis of the Cartesian coordinate system is its
15.
_____.
If two lines intersect, then the coordinates of the point of intersection is a(n) ____ for both
17.
lines.
19. If two distinct lines lie in the same plane and have the same slope, then they are _____.
20. The generic term for the vertical axis of the rectangular coordinate system is the ____.

Down
The name given to the point of intersection of the axes of the rectangular coordinate
2.
system whose coordinates are ( 0 , 0 ) is the ______.
_____ is the ratio of the change in the y values to the change in the x values of two points
3.
on a line.
The axes of the rectangular coordinate system divide the coordinate plane into four regions
4.
called _____.
5. The linear equation (y - 4) = .375 (x + 8) is written in ______ form. (two words)
The French mathematician credited with the invention of the rectangular coordinate
6.
system is named _____.
The point on a segment whose coordinates are the average of the respective coordinates of
7.
the endpoints is the _____ of the segment.
11. The slope of any horizontal line is always ____.
13. The linear equation 3x + 4y = 24 is written in _____ form.
An instrument consisting of two legs joined at a fixed point and used to create arcs and
16.
circles or to replicate distances is called _____.
A(n) ____ is an instrument used to measure distance created by marking off congruent
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segments on a line and correlating those segments with the positive real numbers
.
Word List

abscissa perpendicular slope intercept

compass point slope solution
distance Protractor standard
midpoint quadrants undefined
ordinate Rene Descartes x-intercept
origin ruler y-intercept
parallel slope zero