Math Slope Vocabulary

Slope is ________.

• Positive

• Negative

• Zero

• Undefined

Is the equation y=mx+b linear or nonlinear?

• Linear

• Nonlinear

Another word for slope is....

• rate of change

• fills the inside

• covers the outside

• change in size

How do you find the slope in a GRAPH?

• rise over run

• divide

• use the square root

• dilate it

The point that crosses through the Y-AXIS is called...

• y-intercept

• non-proportional

• origin

• table

Equation and slope of a vertical (up/down) line is when x=a number (where it crosses the ___-axis) and the slope is __________.

• x, undefined

• equation, undefined

• y, undefined

Equation and slope of a horizontal (flat) line is when

y=a number (where it crosses the ___-axis) and the slope is _____

• x axis, 0

• y axis, 0

• 1/2

• zero

The y intercept is the point where line crosses _____-axis (put in zero for x): (0,b)

• y

• x

• slope

• rate

Does the graph show a proportional relationship?

• Yes

• No

Which variable in y=mx+b, represents the "rate"?

• m

• b

• x

• y