Determining Slopes: Rise Over Run and Slope Formula

Which type of slope goes up to the right?

• Negative slope

• Undefined slope

• Positive slope

• Zero slope

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What is the slope of a horizontal line?

• Undefined

• Zero

• Positive

• Negative

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In the 'rise over run' method, what does a negative rise indicate?

• Moving down

• Moving left

• Moving up

• Moving right

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If you move to the left while using the 'rise over run' method, what kind of number do you get?

• Positive

• Negative

• Zero

• Undefined

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What is the slope of a line if you go up 2 units and to the right 5 units?

• 5

• 5/2

• 2

• 2/5

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What is the slope of a line if you go down 3 units and to the right 4 units?

• 3/4

• -3/4

• -4/3

• 4/3

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Why is the slope of a vertical line considered undefined?

• Because you multiply by one

• Because you multiply by zero

• Because you divide by one

• Because you divide by zero

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What is the rise of a horizontal line?

• Zero

• Negative

• Undefined

• Positive

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Using the slope formula, what is the slope between the points (4, 2) and (6, 5)?

• 3/2

• 2/3

• 5/4

• 4/5

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Which method is recommended for finding the slope when given a graph?

• Slope formula

• Neither method

• Rise over run

• Both methods

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