Exploring Slope Intercept Form from Coordinates

What is the first step in finding the slope-intercept form of a line?

• Plugging in the slope and one point into the equation

• Finding the y-intercept

• Calculating the slope using two points

• Drawing the graph

What does the 'm' in the equation y = mx + b represent?

• The y-intercept

• The x-intercept

• The slope

• The point on the line

What is the slope-intercept form of a line?

• mx = y + b

• y = mx + b

• b = mx + y

• y = b + mx

How do you calculate the slope if you are given two points?

• Multiply the x-coordinates and divide by the product of the y-coordinates

• Add the x-coordinates and divide by the sum of the y-coordinates

• Divide the sum of the x-coordinates by the difference of the y-coordinates

• Subtract the y-coordinates and divide by the difference of the x-coordinates

How do you find the slope if you are given an x-intercept and a random point?

• By using the x-intercept as one point and the given point as another to calculate the slope

• By plotting the points on a graph

• By adding the x-intercept to the y-value of the point

• By subtracting the x-intercept from the y-value of the point

What information is needed to solve for the y-intercept in the slope-intercept form?

• The slope and one point

• Two points

• The graph of the line

• The x-intercept

If given a slope of 1/3 and a point (3,7), how do you find the y-intercept?

• By calculating the difference between the x and y values of the point

• By drawing the line on a graph

• By finding another point on the line

• By substituting the slope and point into y = mx + b and solving for b

What is the correct way to write a negative slope?

• As a positive fraction

• With the negative sign on the bottom

• As a decimal

• With the negative sign on the top

How can the slope be determined from a graph?

• By counting the number of points on the line

• By finding the y-intercept

• By calculating the rise over run between two points

• By measuring the angle of the line

When given a graph, what is the first thing you should do to find the slope-intercept form?

• Find the y-intercept visually

• Calculate the slope by counting the rise over run

• Draw a tangent line

• Estimate the slope by looking at the angle of the line