Introduction to slope

Multiple Choice

What does "rise over run" measure?

• The length of a line segment.
• The area of a triangle.
• The slope of a line.
• The distance between two points.

Multiple Choice

What is the slope-intercept form of a line?

• y = b + mx
• y = mx - b
• y = m + bx
• y = mx + b

Multiple Choice

In slope-intercept form, what does the m stand for?

• m stands for the y-intercept of the line.
• m represents the x-coordinate of the line.
• m indicates the distance from the origin to the line.
• m stands for the slope of the line.

Multiple Choice

In slope-intercept form, what does the b stand for?

• The slope of the line.
• The y-intercept of the line.
• The x-intercept of the line.
• The point where the line crosses the y-axis.

Multiple Choice

If m=7 and b=3, what is the slope-intercept equation for the line?

• y = -7x + 3
• y = 3x + 7
• y = 7x + 3
• y = 7x - 3

Multiple Choice

If m=-3/5 and b=-2, what is the slope-intercept equation?

• y = -5/3x - 2
• y = -3/5x + 2
• y = 3/5x - 2
• y = -3/5x - 2

Multiple Choice

if m=4/7 and b=-3, what is the slope-intercept equation for the line?

• y = (4/7)x - 3
• y = (7/4)x - 3
• y = (4/7)x + 3
• y = (3/4)x + 3

Multiple Choice

If m=-8 and b=-5, what is the slope-intercept equation of the line?

• y = 8x + 5
• y = -5x - 8
• y = -8x - 5
• y = -8x + 5

Multiple Choice

If m=-2 and the point is (0,3), what is the slope-intercept equation of the line?

• y = 3x - 2
• y = -2x + 3
• y = 2x + 3
• y = -2x - 3

Multiple Choice

If m = 1/5 and the point is (0,2), what is the slope-intercept form of the line?

• y = (1/5)x - 2
• y = 5x + 2
• y = (1/5)x + 3
• y = (1/5)x + 2

Multiple Choice

If m=-3 and the point is (0,-10), what is the slope-intercept form of the line?

• y = -3x + 10
• y = -3x - 10
• y = 3x - 10
• y = -10x - 3

Multiple Choice

If m=-100 and the point is (0,6), what is the slope-intercept form for the line?

• y = 100x + 6
• y = -100x - 6
• y = 0x + 6
• y = -100x + 6

Multiple Choice

If the points are (3, -2) and (4, 4), what is the slope of the line?

• 5
• 6
• -3
• 2

Multiple Choice

If the points are (6,0) and (-8,-1), what is the slope of the line?

• -1/14
• 1/14
• 7/14
• 2

Multiple Choice

Find the slope of a line that passes through the given points:

(5,1) and (8,3)

• $$\frac{2}{3}$$

• $$-\frac{2}{3}$$

• $$-\frac{3}{2}$$

• $$\frac{3}{2}$$

Multiple Choice

Find the slope of a line that passes through the given points:
(2,-2) and (5,7)

• $$\frac{1}{3}$$

• $$-\frac{1}{3}$$

• $$3$$

• $$-3$$

Multiple Choice

Find the slope of a line that passes through the given points:
(-5,-9) and (-1,-1)

• $$-\frac{1}{2}$$

• $$\frac{1}{2}$$

• $$-2$$

• $$2$$

Multiple Choice

Identify the slope as positive, negative, 0 or undefined.

• positive

• negative

• zero

• undefined

Multiple Choice

Identify the slope as positive, negative, 0 or undefined.

• positive

• negative

• zero

• undefined

Multiple Choice

Identify the slope as positive, negative, 0 or undefined.

• positive

• negative

• zero

• undefined

Multiple Choice

Identify the slope as positive, negative, 0 or undefined.

• positive

• negative

• zero

• undefined