Finding the Slope

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What is the slope?

Back

The slope is a measure of the steepness or incline of a line, typically represented as 'm' in the slope-intercept form of a linear equation.

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What does a positive slope indicate?

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A positive slope indicates that as the x-value increases, the y-value also increases, resulting in an upward trend.

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What does a negative slope indicate?

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A negative slope indicates that as the x-value increases, the y-value decreases, resulting in a downward trend.

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What is the slope of a horizontal line?

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The slope of a horizontal line is 0, indicating no change in the y-value as the x-value changes.

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What is the slope of a vertical line?

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The slope of a vertical line is undefined, as it would require division by zero.

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

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

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Find the slope of the line passing through the points (1, 2) and (3, 6).

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The slope is 2, calculated as (6 - 2) / (3 - 1).

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Find the slope of the line passing through the points (0, 0) and (4, 8).

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The slope is 2, calculated as (8 - 0) / (4 - 0).

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What is the slope of the line that passes through the points (2, 3) and (2, 5)?

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The slope is undefined, as both points have the same x-value.

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If a line has a slope of -3, what does this tell you about the line's direction?

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A slope of -3 indicates that the line descends steeply from left to right.