Graphing Slope Intercept Form

Front

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

Back

The slope is 4.

Front

What is the y-intercept in the following equation: y=-4x-5?

Back

The y-intercept is -5.

Front

What do you do after you graph your y-intercept?

Back

Find slope and start with your rise (up or down) then to run (left or right).

Front

What is the slope in the equation: y=1/3x - 2?

Back

The slope is 1/3.

Front

What is the y-intercept in the equation: y=1/3x - 2?

Back

The y-intercept is -2.

Front

How do you identify the slope from the slope-intercept form?

Back

The slope is the coefficient of x in the equation y=mx+b.

Front

What does the 'b' represent in the slope-intercept form y=mx+b?

Back

The 'b' represents the y-intercept of the line.

Front

If the slope is negative, what does that indicate about the graph?

Back

The graph will slope downwards from left to right.

Front

If the slope is positive, what does that indicate about the graph?

Back

The graph will slope upwards from left to right.

Front

What is the general form of the slope-intercept equation?

Back

The general form is y=mx+b.