Finding Slope

Front

What is the slope of a horizontal line?

Back

0

Front

What is the slope of a vertical line?

Back

Undefined

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 (3, 4) and (3, 8)?

Back

Undefined

Front

What is the slope of the line that passes through the points (1, 2) and (4, 2)?

Back

0

Front

If the slope of a line is 2, what does this mean?

Back

For every 1 unit increase in x, y increases by 2 units.

Front

What is the slope of the line that passes through the points (5, 1) and (2, 4)?

Back

-1.

Front

What is the slope of the line that passes through the points (0, 0) and (5, 5)?

Back

1.