Slope and Y-Intercept Quiz

Y=5x-8

What is the y-intercept?

• 3

• -8

• 1

Given two points on a line, how do you calculate the slope?

• Run/rise

• Rise/run

• Rise-run

• Rise+run

What is the slope intercept formula?

• y = mx - b

• y = mx + b

• y = mx / b

What does the y-intercept represent?

• The steepness of the line

• The point where the line intersects the y-axis

• The point where the line intersects the x-axis

Given the equation of a line as y = 3x + 2, what is the slope?

• 3

• 0

• -2

What does the slope of a line represent?

• The steepness of the line

• The x-intercept of the line

• The length of the line

What does the x-intercept represent?

• The point where the line intersects the y-axis

• The point where the line intersects the x-axis

• The steepness of the line

Given the equation of a line as y = -2x + 5, what is the y-intercept?

• -2

• 5

• 0

What is the slope of the line given by the equation y = -4x + 7?

• -4

• 7

• 0

What is the y-intercept of the line given by the equation y = 6x - 3?

• 6

• -3

• 0