Warm-up 5.6

Front

What is the slope of a vertical line?

Back

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Front

What is the slope of a horizontal line?

Back

0

Front

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

Back

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

Front

Back

The slope is represented by 'm'.

Front

Find the slope of the line that passes through (3, 4) and (3, 8).

Back

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Front

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

Back

0

Front

Back

5

Front

Find the slope of the line that passes through (2, 3) and (5, 11).

Back

(11 - 3) / (5 - 2) = 8 / 3.

Front

What does a positive slope indicate about a line?

Back

The line rises from left to right.

Front

What does a negative slope indicate about a line?

Back

The line falls from left to right.