Slope-Intercept Form

What is the slope of the equation?

y = -2x - 1

• 2

• -2

• -2x

• -1

Find the slope and y - intercept

y = 1/2x - 1

• slope: 1/2 y-intercept: -1

• slope: 2 y-intercept: -1

• slope: 1/2x y-intercept: 1

• slope: 2 y-intercept: 5

What is the y-intercept?

y = 6x - 4

• 6

• 6x

• -4

• 4

Find the slope of the line.

Hint: rise/run

• 1/2

• -1/2

• 2

• 0

Find the slope.

Hint: rise/run

• -5/3

• -3/5

• 5/3

• 5

y -intercept is where the line ______________.

• begins
• crosses the x-axis 
• crosses the y-axis 
• crosses each other

When you graph a line using slope-intercept form (y=mx+b), you graph the ___________ first and then use the ___________ to find the second point.

• origin; slope

• slope; y-intercept

• y-intercept; x-intercept

• y-intercept; slope

Which equation matches the graph?

• y = 2x

• y = 1/4 x + 2

• y = 1x + 4

• y = 2x - 3

Consider the equation:
y = -5x + 4
Identify the slope and y-intercept.

• m=4, b=x
• m=-5x, b=4
• m=5, b=4
• m=-5, b=4

What is the y-intercept.

• y-intercept is -3

• y-intercept -2

• y-intercept is 3

• y-intercept is -1