Slope & Slope Formula

Front

What is the slope of a horizontal line?

Back

Zero slope

Front

What is the slope of a vertical line?

Back

Undefined slope

Front

What does the slope formula (m) represent?

Back

The rate of change between two points on a line.

Front

Calculate the slope between the points (1, 2) and (3, 6).

Back

2

Front

What type of slope is represented by a line that goes up from left to right?

Back

Positive slope

Front

What type of slope is represented by a line that goes down from left to right?

Back

Negative slope

Front

If the slope of a line is 3, what does this mean?

Back

For every 1 unit increase in x, y increases by 3 units.

Front

Find the slope of the line that passes through the points (4, 5) and (2, 1).

Back

2

Front

What is the formula for calculating slope?

Back

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

Front

If a line has a slope of -1/2, what does this indicate about its steepness?

Back

The line is decreasing and relatively gentle.