Graphing Linear Equations

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What is a linear equation?

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What does the slope of a line represent?

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The slope of a line represents the rate of change of y with respect to x. It indicates how steep the line is and the direction it goes (upward or downward).

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What is the y-intercept?

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How do you find the slope from two points?

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What is the x-intercept?

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What does a positive slope indicate?

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A positive slope indicates that as x increases, y also increases, resulting in an upward slant of the line.

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What does a negative slope indicate?

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A negative slope indicates that as x increases, y decreases, resulting in a downward slant of the line.

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What is the standard form of a linear equation?

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How can you graph a linear equation?

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To graph a linear equation, you can find the y-intercept and slope, plot the y-intercept on the graph, and use the slope to find another point.

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What is the difference between the slope and the y-intercept?

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The slope indicates the steepness and direction of the line, while the y-intercept is the point where the line crosses the y-axis.