Slope Review

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The slope (m) represents the rate of change of y with respect to x.

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What does a positive slope indicate about a line?

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

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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.

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

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What is the slope of the line that passes through the points (2, 4) and (6, 8)?

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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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What is the slope of a vertical line?

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The slope of a vertical line is undefined.

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If a line has a slope of 3, what does this mean?

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For every 1 unit increase in x, y increases by 3 units.

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The slope is -2.

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Calculate the slope of the line that passes through the points (1, 2) and (3, 6).

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