Point Slope Form Flashcard

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What is the point-slope form of a linear equation?

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How do you find the slope between two points?

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What does the slope represent in a linear equation?

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The slope represents the rate of change of y with respect to x; it indicates how steep the line is.

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What is the slope of a line that rises to the right?

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A line that rises to the right has a positive slope.

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What is the slope of a line that falls to the right?

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A line that falls to the right has a negative slope.

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What is the slope of a horizontal line?

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The slope of a horizontal line is 0.

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What is the slope of a vertical line?

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The slope of a vertical line is undefined.

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The y-intercept is the value of y when x = 0, represented by b in the equation.

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How do you convert from point-slope form to slope-intercept form?

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To convert, solve for y in the point-slope equation to isolate y on one side.