Unit 5: Flashcard 1 Review

Front

What is the slope of a horizontal line?

Back

The slope is zero.

Front

What is the value of y when x = 1 for the function y = 7x + 4?

Back

11

Front

How do you calculate the slope of a line?

Back

Slope is calculated as rise/run.

Front

What is the slope of a line that rises 5 units and runs 4 units?

Back

5/4

Front

What is the slope of a line that falls 5 units and runs 4 units?

Back

-5/4

Front

What is the slope of a line that rises 1 unit and runs 2 units?

Back

1/2

Front

What is the slope of a line that falls 1 unit and runs 2 units?

Back

-1/2

Front

What is the value of y when x = 5 for the function y = 7x - 3?

Back

32

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.