Slope Basics

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What is the slope of a line that goes up from left to right?

Back

Positive slope

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CCSS.8.EE.B.5

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What is the slope of a line that goes down from left to right?

Back

Negative slope

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CCSS.8.EE.B.5

Front

What is the slope of a horizontal line?

Back

Zero slope

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CCSS.8.EE.B.5

Front

What is the slope of a vertical line?

Back

Undefined slope

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CCSS.8.EE.B.5

Front

What does the y-intercept represent in a linear function?

Back

The point where the line crosses the y-axis.

Front

If a line has a slope of 2, what does this mean?

Back

For every 1 unit increase in x, y increases by 2 units.

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CCSS.8.EE.B.5

Front

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

Back

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

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CCSS.8.EE.B.5

Front

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

Back

2

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CCSS.8.EE.B.6

CCSS.8.F.A.3

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What is the slope of the line represented by the equation y = -4x + 1?

Back

-4

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CCSS.8.EE.B.5

Front

In the equation y = mx + b, what does 'm' represent?

Back

The slope of the line.

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CCSS.8.EE.B.6

CCSS.8.F.A.3