Positive and Negative Slope

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What is a positive slope?

Back

A positive slope indicates that as the x-value increases, the y-value also increases, resulting in an upward line from left to right.

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What is a negative slope?

Back

A negative slope indicates that as the x-value increases, the y-value decreases, resulting in a downward line from left to right.

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What does a zero slope represent?

Back

A zero slope represents a horizontal line where the y-value remains constant as the x-value changes.

Front

What does an undefined slope represent?

Back

An undefined slope represents a vertical line where the x-value remains constant as the y-value changes.

Front

How do you determine the slope from a linear equation?

Back

The slope can be determined from a linear equation in the form y = mx + b, where m is the slope.

Front

What is the slope in the equation y = 3x + 4?

Back

The slope is 3.

Front

If a line has a slope of -2, how does it behave?

Back

The line decreases by 2 units in the y-direction for every 1 unit it increases in the x-direction.

Front

If a line has a slope of 1, what does this indicate?

Back

This indicates that for every 1 unit increase in x, y also increases by 1 unit, resulting in a diagonal line going up.

Front

What is the slope of a horizontal line?

Back

The slope of a horizontal line is 0.

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What is the slope of a vertical line?

Back

The slope of a vertical line is undefined.