Slope

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What is slope?

Back

Slope is a measure of the steepness or incline of a line, typically represented as 'm' in the slope formula.

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

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

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What does a positive slope indicate?

Back

A positive slope indicates that as the x-value increases, the y-value also increases.

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What does a negative slope indicate?

Back

A negative slope indicates that as the x-value increases, the y-value decreases.

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What does a slope of zero mean?

Back

A slope of zero means that the line is horizontal and there is no change in y as x changes.

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What does an undefined slope mean?

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An undefined slope occurs when a line is vertical, meaning there is no change in x as y changes.

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What is the slope of the line represented by the equation y = 3x + 2?

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The slope is 3.

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If the slope of a line is -2, what does this tell you about the line?

Back

The line descends from left to right, indicating a negative relationship between x and y.

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What is the slope of a line that is perfectly horizontal?

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The slope is 0.

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What is the slope of a line that is perfectly vertical?

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The slope is undefined.

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