Slope & Slope-Intercept

Front

Slope is known as

Back

rise/run

Front

Find the slope of the line below using rise/run: (2, 3) to (5, 5)

Back

Front

Find the slope of the line that goes down 5 units and right 3 units.

Back

Front

What is the slope in the equation y=2x + 3?

Back

2

Front

Write the equation: A plumber charges $50 for a house call plus $12 per hour for labor.

Back

y = 12x + 50

Front

What does the slope represent in a linear equation?

Back

The rate of change of y with respect to x.

Front

If a line has a slope of 0, what does that indicate?

Back

The line is horizontal.

Front

If a line has an undefined slope, what does that indicate?

Back

The line is vertical.

Front

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

Back

y = mx + b, where m is the slope and b is the y-intercept.

Front

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

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