[table][tr][td]REPRESENT[/td][td]to be an [color=#ff0000]example[/color] or expression of something[/td][/tr][tr][td]LINEAR FUNCTION[/td][td]a function that can be written in the form [color=#ff0000]y=mx+b[/color], where m and b are real numbers; consists of a set of ordered pairs all lying on the same line. [/td][/tr][tr][td]POINT-SLOPE FORM[/td][td]the form of a [color=#ff0000]linear[/color] relation that is [math]y-y_{_1}=m\left(x-x_{_1}\right)[/math] where m is the slope and [math]\left(x_{_1},y_{_1}\right)[/math] is a [color=#ff0000]point on the line[/color][/td][/tr][tr][td]SLOPE[/td][td]in a relation, the relationship between the [color=#ff0000]change[/color] in the dependent value and the change in the independent value[/td][/tr][/table]