Slope-Intercept & Point-Slope Form

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What is the slope of a horizontal line?

Back

The slope of a horizontal line is zero.

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What does the slope represent in a linear equation?

Back

The slope represents the rate of change of the dependent variable (y) with respect to the independent variable (x).

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What is the slope-intercept form of a linear equation?

Back

The slope-intercept form of a linear equation is y = mx + b, where m is the slope and b is the y-intercept.

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How do you identify the slope from the equation y = mx + b?

Back

The slope is the coefficient of x, represented by m.

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What is the y-intercept in the equation y = 3x + 2?

Back

The y-intercept is 2.

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How do you convert the point-slope form to slope-intercept form?

Back

To convert from point-slope form (y - y1 = m(x - x1)) to slope-intercept form (y = mx + b), solve for y.

Front

What is the point-slope form of a linear equation?

Back

The point-slope form of a linear equation is y - y1 = m(x - x1), where m is the slope and (x1, y1) is a point on the line.

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How do you find the slope between two points (x1, y1) and (x2, y2)?

Back

The slope is calculated using the formula m = (y2 - y1) / (x2 - x1).

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What is the slope of the line represented by the equation y = -2x + 5?

Back

The slope of the line is -2.

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If a line has a slope of 3, what does this indicate about the line's steepness?

Back

A slope of 3 indicates that for every 1 unit increase in x, y increases by 3 units, making the line steep.