Instructions: Identify the Following Terms

question 9

Short Answer

Instructions: Identify the following terms.
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Definitions:

Perpendicular

Describes two lines, planes, or surfaces meeting at a right angle (90 degrees).

Horizontal Line

A straight line with no slope, moving left to right parallel to the x-axis in Cartesian coordinates.

Slope-intercept Form

A way of writing linear equations using the formula \(y = mx + b\), where \(m\) is the slope of the line and \(b\) is the y-intercept.

Slope

The calculation of how steep or inclined a line is, determined by the ratio of its vertical shift to its horizontal shift between any two points on the line.