Finding Slope

Front

What is slope?

Back

Slope is a measure of the steepness or incline of a line, typically represented as 'm' in the slope-intercept form of a linear equation.

Front

What does a positive slope indicate?

Back

A positive slope indicates that as the x-value increases, the y-value also increases, resulting in an upward trend.

Front

What does a negative slope indicate?

Back

A negative slope indicates that as the x-value increases, the y-value decreases, resulting in a downward trend.

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?

Back

The slope of a vertical line is undefined.

Front

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

Back

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

Front

What is the slope of the line that passes through the points (2, 3) and (5, 3)?

Back

The slope is 0 because the y-values are the same.

Front

What is the slope of the line that passes through the points (1, 2) and (1, 5)?

Back

The slope is undefined because the x-values are the same.

Front

If a line has a slope of 2, what does this mean?

Back

For every 1 unit increase in x, the y-value increases by 2 units.

Front

What is the slope of the line that passes through the points (3, 4) and (7, 8)?

Back

The slope is 1 because (8 - 4) / (7 - 3) = 4 / 4 = 1.