Finding Slope with the Slope Formula

What is the primary purpose of the slope formula?

• To find the distance between two points

• To calculate the midpoint of a line segment

• To find the area of a triangle

• To determine the slope between two points

Which values are needed to calculate the rise in the slope formula?

• Two x values

• Two y values

• One x value and one y value

• The midpoint of the line

What happens if the rise is negative in the slope formula?

• The slope is undefined

• The slope is positive

• The slope is zero

• The slope is negative

In the slope formula, what does Y2 - Y1 represent?

• The run

• The slope

• The midpoint

• The rise

What is the slope of a line passing through the points (0, -4) and (3, 0)?

• 3/4

• 4/3

• 3/2

• 2/3

How do you simplify the fraction 4/6 when calculating the slope?

• 4/5

• 2/3

• 3/4

• 1/2

What is the slope of a line passing through the points (5, 6) and (-5, 8)?

• 2/5

• 1/5

• -2/5

• -1/5

What is the slope of a horizontal line?

• Positive

• Negative

• Undefined

• Zero

What is the slope of a vertical line?

• Zero

• Positive

• Negative

• Undefined

How do you determine the slope from a table of points?

• Use the points with the lowest x-values

• Use the points with the highest y-values

• Use the first and last points only

• Use any two points from the table