Writing Equations in Slope Intercept Form

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

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How do you find the slope of a line given two points?

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What does the slope of a line represent?

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The slope represents the rate of change of y with respect to x; it indicates how steep the line is.

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What is the y-intercept of a line?

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Write the equation of a line with slope 3 that passes through the point (0, 2).

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Write the equation of a line with slope -2 that passes through the point (1, 4).

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If a line has a slope of 0, what does that indicate about the line?

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A slope of 0 indicates that the line is horizontal.

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If a line has an undefined slope, what does that indicate about the line?

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An undefined slope indicates that the line is vertical.

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What is the relationship between parallel lines in terms of slope?

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Parallel lines have the same slope but different y-intercepts.