Slope Practice

Front

What is the slope of a horizontal line?

Back

0

Front

What is the slope of a vertical line?

Back

Undefined

Front

What letter is commonly used to represent slope in mathematics?

Back

m

Front

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

Back

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

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 is the slope of the line that passes through the points (2, 3) and (4, 7)?

Back

2

Front

If a line has a slope of 2, what is the rate of change?

Back

The rate of change is 2.

Front

What is the slope of the line that passes through the points (10, -8) and (1, 12)?

Back

-20/9

Front

What does it mean if a slope is not constant?

Back

The line is non-linear.