y=mx

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What does the equation y=mx represent?

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It represents the slope-intercept form of a linear equation, where m is the slope and b is the y-intercept.

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CCSS.8.EE.B.6

CCSS.8.F.A.3

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

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The slope (m) is 3.

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CCSS.8.EE.B.5

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What does a negative slope indicate about a line?

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A negative slope indicates that as x increases, y decreases, meaning the line falls from left to right.

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CCSS.8.EE.B.5

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What is the slope of the line represented by y=-2x?

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The slope is -2.

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CCSS.8.EE.B.5

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How do you determine the slope from the equation y=mx?

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The slope is the coefficient of x in the equation.

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CCSS.8.EE.B.5

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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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CCSS.8.EE.B.5

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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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CCSS.8.EE.B.5

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If the slope of a line is 1, what does that mean?

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It means that for every unit increase in x, y increases by the same amount.

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CCSS.8.EE.B.5

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What is the slope of the line represented by y=1/2x?

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CCSS.8.EE.B.5

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What does it mean if a line has a slope of 5?

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It means that for every 1 unit increase in x, y increases by 5 units.

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CCSS.8.EE.B.5