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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. standard equation of a line
y=mx+b
(x1+x2)/2 - (y1+y2)/2
M=(y-y1)/(x-x1)
Abscissa

2. quadrant III
x<0 and y>0
Abscissa
x<0 and y<0
D=sqrt((x2-x1)^2+(y2-y1)^2)

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

4. quadrant VI
Ordinate
x>0 and y<0
D=sqrt((x2-x1)^2+(y2-y1)^2)
(x1+x2)/2 - (y1+y2)/2

5. point-slope form of a line
y=mx+b
x<0 and y>0
x>0 and y>0
M=(y-y1)/(x-x1)

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

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

8. second coordinate
Abscissa
x<0 and y<0
Solid line
Ordinate

9. quadrant II
x<0 and y>0
Solid line
D=sqrt((x2-x1)^2+(y2-y1)^2)
x>0 and y<0

10. first coordinate
y=mx+b
Rise/run (change in y/change in x)
x<0 and y<0
Abscissa

11. if inequality
Dashed line
x>0 and y>0
y=mx+b
x<0 and y>0

12. of equal and inequality
(x1+x2)/2 - (y1+y2)/2
Abscissa
Ordinate
Solid line

13. quadrant I
M=(y-y1)/(x-x1)
Dashed line
y=mx+b
x>0 and y>0