Slope Given Two Points

Front

What is the slope of a horizontal line?

Back

0

Front

What is the equation of a vertical line that passes through the point (3, y)?

Back

x = 3

Front

What is the slope of the function y = 2/3x + 6?

Back

2/3

Front

Which of these represents slope-intercept form?

Back

y = mx + b

Front

What does 'm' represent in the equation y = mx + b?

Back

slope

Front

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

Back

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

Front

What is the slope of a vertical line?

Back

Undefined

Front

What is the slope of a line that rises 4 units for every 2 units it runs?

Back

2 (slope = rise/run = 4/2)

Front

If a line has a slope of -1, what does this indicate about its direction?

Back

The line descends from left to right.

Front

What is the y-intercept in the equation y = 5x + 2?

Back

2