Slope: Parallel and Perpendicular Lines

Front

What is the slope in the equation: y=4x+3?

Back

The slope is 4.

Front

What slope is parallel to: m = 4?

Back

The slope is 4.

Front

y = 3x + 2 and y = 3x - 3. These lines are...

Back

These lines are Parallel.

Front

y = -2/3x + 2 and y = 3/2x + 9. These lines are...

Back

These lines are Perpendicular.

Front

What direction is an undefined slope?

Back

An undefined slope is vertical.

Front

Define slope.

Back

Slope is a measure of the steepness of a line, calculated as the rise over run.

Front

What is the slope of a horizontal line?

Back

The slope of a horizontal line is 0.

Front

What is the slope of a vertical line?

Back

The slope of a vertical line is undefined.

Front

If two lines have the same slope, what can we say about them?

Back

They are parallel.

Front

If two lines have slopes that are negative reciprocals of each other, what can we say about them?

Back

They are perpendicular.