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GRE Math: Points And Lines

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Answer 13 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. point-slope form of a line
x<0 and y<0
M=(y-y1)/(x-x1)
D=sqrt((x2-x1)^2+(y2-y1)^2)
Dashed line

2. distance formula
Solid line
Ordinate
D=sqrt((x2-x1)^2+(y2-y1)^2)
x<0 and y>0

3. first coordinate
x>0 and y>0
Abscissa
Solid line
Rise/run (change in y/change in x)

4. standard equation of a line
y=mx+b
(x1+x2)/2 - (y1+y2)/2
D=sqrt((x2-x1)^2+(y2-y1)^2)
Dashed line

5. midpint formula
y=mx+b
x>0 and y>0
(x1+x2)/2 - (y1+y2)/2
Solid line

6. slope
Rise/run (change in y/change in x)
(x1+x2)/2 - (y1+y2)/2
x>0 and y>0
Abscissa

7. quadrant I
x<0 and y>0
Solid line
x>0 and y>0
x>0 and y<0

8. quadrant III
x<0 and y>0
x<0 and y<0
y=mx+b
x>0 and y<0

9. of equal and inequality
Solid line
(x1+x2)/2 - (y1+y2)/2
M=(y-y1)/(x-x1)
Rise/run (change in y/change in x)

10. quadrant VI
(x1+x2)/2 - (y1+y2)/2
Ordinate
x>0 and y<0
M=(y-y1)/(x-x1)

11. second coordinate
Ordinate
Dashed line
Solid line
x>0 and y>0

12. if inequality
Rise/run (change in y/change in x)
Dashed line
x>0 and y>0
Ordinate

13. quadrant II
y=mx+b
Abscissa
x<0 and y>0
Ordinate