Slope

Front

What is the slope in the equation y = -2x + 5?

Back

-2

Front

How do you calculate the slope from a table of values?

Back

Slope = (change in y) / (change in x)

Front

What does a positive slope indicate about a line?

Back

A positive slope indicates that as x increases, y also increases.

Front

What does 'm' represent in the equation y = mx + b?

Back

The slope of the line.

Front

How do you find the slope of a line given two points (x1, y1) and (x2, y2)?

Back

Slope = (y2 - y1) / (x2 - x1)

Front

What is the slope of a horizontal line?

Back

0

Front

What is the slope of a vertical line?

Back

Undefined

Front

If a line has a slope of -4, what does this indicate about the line's direction?

Back

The line descends from left to right.

Front

How can you determine the slope from a graph?

Back

By selecting two points on the line and using the slope formula.

Front

What is the slope of the line represented by the equation y = 3x + 2?

Back

3