Exploring the Slope of a Line

What type of slope does a line have if it goes up from left to right?

• Undefined

• Zero

• Negative

• Positive

What acronym helps you remember that horizontal lines have a zero slope?

• ABC

• HOY

• XYZ

• VOX

When finding the slope from a table, what operation do you perform on the x and y values?

• Division

• Multiplication

• Addition

• Subtraction

If the y-values in a table are decreasing, what sign will the slope have?

• Positive

• Undefined

• Negative

• Zero

In the context of a graph, what does 'rise' refer to?

• Diagonal distance

• Vertical distance

• Horizontal distance

• None of the above

How do you determine the slope between two points on a graph?

• Rise over run

• Sum of rise and run

• Run over rise

• Difference of rise and run

What is the first step when using the slope formula?

• Label the points

• Subtract the y-values

• Draw the division bar

• Subtract the x-values

In the slope formula, what does a positive divided by a negative result in?

• Undefined

• Zero

• Negative

• Positive

In the equation y = mx + b, what does 'm' represent?

• X-intercept

• Slope

• Y-intercept

• Constant

What is the relationship between the slopes of parallel lines?

• They are negative reciprocals

• One is zero

• One is undefined

• They are equal