Slope

Front

What is slope?

Back

Slope is a measure of the steepness of a line, typically represented as 'm' in the slope-intercept form of a linear equation.

Front

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

Back

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

Front

Find the slope given the points (3,2) and (4,7).

Back

5

Front

Which line is the steepest?

Back

The steepest line is the one with the highest absolute value of slope.

Front

What is the slope of a horizontal line?

Back

The slope of a horizontal line is 0.

Front

What is the slope of a vertical line?

Back

The slope of a vertical line is undefined.

Front

If a line rises from left to right, what is the sign of its slope?

Back

The slope is positive.

Front

If a line falls from left to right, what is the sign of its slope?

Back

The slope is negative.

Front

Find the slope of the line that passes through the points (2, 7) and (8, -5).

Back

-2

Front

What does a slope of -1 indicate about a line?

Back

A slope of -1 indicates that for every unit increase in x, y decreases by 1 unit.