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Chapter 8

Chapter 8 Vocbulary: Using Two Variables

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One-variable equations2x - 3 = 7 and 1 - y = 9
Two-variable equations4x + 3y = 10 and xy = 6
Solution of an equation in two variablesAn ordered pair of numbers that make the sentence true.
Ordered pairA pair of numbers for which the order of the numbers is important.
Solve an equationTo find the set of all solutions of the equation.
Plot a pointLocate the graph of an ordered pair of real numbers in a coordinate plane.
OriginThe intersection of the axes on a coordinate plane.
x-axisThe horizontal number line in a coordinate plane.
y-axisThe vertical number line in a coordinate plane.
Graph of an ordered pairThe point in a coordinate plane associated with an ordered pair of real numbers.
Abscissax-coordinate
Ordinatey-coordinate
Coordinates of a pointThe abscissa and ordinate of the point, written as an ordered pair of numbers.
Coordinate axesThe x- and y-axes in a coordinate plane.
Coordinate planeA plane in which an ordered pair can be located by reference to two intersecting number lines.
QuadrantsThe four sections a coordinate plane are separated into by the coordinate axes.
Graph of an equation in two variablesAll the points that are the graphs of the solutions of the equation.


Karen Wiggins

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