Linear Equations and Slope Problems

Front

What is a linear equation?

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Front

What does the slope of a line represent?

Back

The slope of a line represents the rate of change of the y-coordinate with respect to the x-coordinate. It indicates how steep the line is.

Front

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

Back

Front

What is the slope of a horizontal line?

Back

The slope of a horizontal line is 0.

Front

What is the slope of a vertical line?

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The slope of a vertical line is undefined.

Front

How do you write the equation of a line given a point and a slope?

Back

Front

What is the y-intercept of a line?

Back

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Back

Front

Write the equation of the line that passes through the point (-2,-1) with a slope of -3.

Back

Front

Back

The slope is -2.