Solutions on a Linear Graph

What is the gradient in the picture?

• Positive
• Negative
• Zero
• Undefined

 A line has an equation of y = - 3x + 8.  What is the y-intercept of the line?  Please enter your answer as a coordinate (x, y).

• (0, -3)
• (0, 3)
• (0, -8)
• (0, 8)

Write down the coordinate of the y-intercept of the blue graph

• (0, 1)

• (1, 0)

• (0, -1)

• (-1, 0)

Calculate the slope.

• m=-4/3
• m=4/3
• m=-3/4
• m=3/4

What is the slope in the equation y=2x + 3?

• 2
• 3
• 5
• Cannot be Determined 

Find the slope

• -5/3
• -3/5
• 5/3
• 3/5

Write the equation for this graph? 

• y = - 10x + 60
• y = - 5x + 60
• y = - ¹/₂ x + 60
• y = - x + 60

Compare this graph to a mental image of the graph of y = x. What do you think?

• It is still increasing but It is flatter.

• It is the same.

• It is still increasing but It is steeper.

• It is decreasing and steeper.