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GRE Math: Points And Lines

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Answer 13 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. if inequality
x>0 and y<0
x>0 and y>0
Dashed line
D=sqrt((x2-x1)^2+(y2-y1)^2)

2. slope
x>0 and y<0
x<0 and y<0
Rise/run (change in y/change in x)
x>0 and y>0

3. quadrant VI
x>0 and y<0
Solid line
y=mx+b
x<0 and y>0

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

5. second coordinate
Dashed line
Solid line
D=sqrt((x2-x1)^2+(y2-y1)^2)
Ordinate

6. quadrant II
Solid line
y=mx+b
x<0 and y>0
Ordinate

7. quadrant III
D=sqrt((x2-x1)^2+(y2-y1)^2)
Rise/run (change in y/change in x)
y=mx+b
x<0 and y<0

8. point-slope form of a line
Dashed line
Ordinate
M=(y-y1)/(x-x1)
y=mx+b

9. standard equation of a line
x>0 and y>0
y=mx+b
M=(y-y1)/(x-x1)
Solid line

10. distance formula
M=(y-y1)/(x-x1)
D=sqrt((x2-x1)^2+(y2-y1)^2)
x>0 and y<0
y=mx+b

11. first coordinate
Ordinate
Abscissa
x<0 and y<0
y=mx+b

12. of equal and inequality
Solid line
x<0 and y<0
x>0 and y>0
x>0 and y<0

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