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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. first coordinate
Dashed line
Abscissa
x>0 and y<0
y=mx+b

2. slope
Dashed line
Rise/run (change in y/change in x)
y=mx+b
x>0 and y<0

3. if inequality
x>0 and y>0
Solid line
x<0 and y>0
Dashed line

4. point-slope form of a line
x<0 and y<0
M=(y-y1)/(x-x1)
Abscissa
Solid line

5. second coordinate
(x1+x2)/2 - (y1+y2)/2
M=(y-y1)/(x-x1)
x<0 and y>0
Ordinate

6. of equal and inequality
Solid line
D=sqrt((x2-x1)^2+(y2-y1)^2)
Dashed line
x<0 and y>0

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

8. midpint formula
x<0 and y>0
Solid line
(x1+x2)/2 - (y1+y2)/2
Ordinate

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

10. standard equation of a line
y=mx+b
x<0 and y>0
Ordinate
x>0 and y>0

11. quadrant I
y=mx+b
x>0 and y>0
Rise/run (change in y/change in x)
Dashed line

12. quadrant III
x>0 and y>0
x<0 and y<0
y=mx+b
Solid line

13. quadrant II
x<0 and y>0
x<0 and y<0
Abscissa
Solid line