Quick Slope #1

Front

What is the slope of the line in the equation: y = -2x + 6?

Back

The slope is -2.

Front

What does the slope of a line represent in a graph?

Back

The slope represents the rate of change of y with respect to x.

Front

How do you identify the slope from the equation of a line in slope-intercept form (y = mx + b)?

Back

The slope (m) is the coefficient of x.

Front

What is the slope of the line in the equation: y = 3x - 5?

Back

The slope is 3.

Front

What is the y-intercept in the equation y = -rac{2}{3}x + 4?

Back

The y-intercept is 4.

Front

How do you graph the line y = -rac{2}{3}x + 4?

Back

Start at the y-intercept (0, 4) and use the slope -2/3 to find another point.

Front

What is the slope of the line in the equation: y = 0.5x + 1?

Back

The slope is 0.5.

Front

What does a positive slope indicate about a line?

Back

A positive slope indicates that the line rises as it moves from left to right.

Front

What does a negative slope indicate about a line?

Back

A negative slope indicates that the line falls as it moves from left to right.

Front

What is the slope of a horizontal line?

Back

The slope of a horizontal line is 0.