Writing Equations in Slope Intercept Form

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

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How do you find the slope of a line given two points?

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Front

What does the slope of a line represent?

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The slope represents the rate of change of y with respect to x; it indicates how steep the line is.

Front

What is the y-intercept of a line?

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Front

How do you write an equation in slope-intercept form given a point and a slope?

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Front

Given the point (1, 3) and slope 5, what is the equation of the line?

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Front

Given the point (-2, -1) and slope -3, what is the equation of the line?

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Given the points (-4, -7) and (-6, 9), what is the equation of the line?

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Front

Given the points (0, 6) and (6, 18), what is the equation of the line?

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Front

What is the significance of the slope being positive?

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A positive slope indicates that as x increases, y also increases, resulting in an upward slant of the line.