Linear equations, systems, and function notation concepts tested on the SAT math section, explained conceptually rather than as bare formulas.
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- What does slope measure in a linear relationship?
- The rate of change, or how much the y-value changes for every unit change in x.
- If a line has slope 3, what does that mean?
- For every 1 unit you move right, the y-value increases by 3 units.
- What is the y-intercept of a line?
- The point where the line crosses the y-axis, or the y-value when x equals 0.
- What is the x-intercept of a line?
- The point where the line crosses the x-axis, or the x-value when y equals 0.
- What is slope-intercept form?
- The form y = mx + b, where m is the slope and b is the y-intercept.
- What does point-slope form allow you to do?
- Write the equation of a line using a known point (x1, y1) and the slope m: y - y1 = m(x - x1).
- What is standard form of a linear equation?
- Ax + By = C, where A, B, and C are constants (usually integers) and A and B are not both zero.
- What is true about the slopes of two parallel lines?
- They have the same slope.
- What is the relationship between the slopes of two perpendicular lines?
- Their slopes are negative reciprocals of each other; if one has slope m, the other has slope -1/m.
- What does it mean to solve an equation?
- To find the value or values of the variable that make the equation true.
- When does a linear equation in one variable have no solution?
- When the equation simplifies to a false statement, like 0 = 5 (parallel lines that never meet in a system context).
- When does a linear equation have infinitely many solutions?
- When the equation simplifies to an identity, like 0 = 0 (the same line represented two ways).
- What is a system of linear equations?
- Two or more linear equations with the same variables, solved together to find values that satisfy all equations at once.
- What does the solution to a system of two equations represent geometrically?
- The point where the two lines intersect (if a unique solution exists).
- What is a consistent system of equations?
- A system that has at least one solution (the lines intersect at one point or are the same line).