Finding Slope and Rate of Change in Algebra 2

What letter is commonly used to denote the slope in mathematical equations?

• n

• b

• a

• m

Which formula represents the slope of a line?

• (y1 - y2) / (x1 - x2)

• (x1 - x2) / (y1 - y2)

• (y2 - y1) / (x2 - x1)

• (x2 - x1) / (y2 - y1)

If the slope of a line is positive, what does the line do as it moves from left to right?

• Becomes vertical

• Stays horizontal

• Rises

• Falls

What is the slope of a line that falls as it moves from left to right?

• Undefined

• Zero

• Negative

• Positive

What type of line has an undefined slope?

• Horizontal

• Vertical

• Diagonal

• Curved

What is the slope of a horizontal line?

• Undefined

• Positive

• Negative

• Zero

When are two lines considered parallel?

• When they intersect

• When they have negative reciprocal slopes

• When they have the same slope

• When they form a right angle

What is the relationship between the slopes of perpendicular lines?

• They are equal

• They are negative reciprocals

• They are both zero

• They are undefined

In real-world applications, what does the slope represent?

• The angle of a line

• The midpoint of a line

• The rate of change

• The distance between two points

What is the slope formula used to find?

• The midpoint of a line

• The distance between two points

• The rise over run

• The angle of a line