Practice: Slope from a Graph

Front

What is the slope of a horizontal line?

Back

0

Front

What is the slope of a vertical line?

Back

Undefined

Front

What does a positive slope indicate about a line?

Back

The line rises from left to right.

Front

What does a negative slope indicate about a line?

Back

The line falls from left to right.

Front

What variable represents the slope of a line in the equation of a line?

Back

m

Front

What is the formula for calculating the slope of a line?

Back

Front

What does 'rise' refer to in the context of slope?

Back

The vertical change between two points on a line.

Front

What does 'run' refer to in the context of slope?

Back

The horizontal change between two points on a line.

Front

Back

For every 1 unit the line rises, it runs 2 units to the right.

Front

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

Back

For every 1 unit the line falls, it runs 2 units to the right.