Understanding Slope: Concepts and Applications

What does the 'rise' in the rise over run method represent?

• The total distance between two points

• The vertical distance between two points

• The angle of the line

• The horizontal distance between two points

If a line goes down 3 units and right 6 units, what is the slope?

• 1/2

• -1/2

• 2

• -2

How do you label the points when using the slope formula?

• y1, y2, x1, x2

• x2, y2, x1, y1

• x1, y1, x2, y2

• x1, x2, y1, y2

What is the slope of a line passing through points (2, 3) and (4, 7)?

• 2

• 3

• 1

• 4

What happens when you have a negative times a negative in the slope formula?

• The result is zero

• The result is negative

• The result is positive

• The result is undefined

What is the slope of a line with a change in y of 3 and a change in x of 1?

• 1/3

• 3

• 1

• 0

How do you determine if a table represents a linear function?

• By checking if the values are increasing

• By checking if the change in y is constant

• By checking if both changes in y and x are constant

• By checking if the change in x is constant

What is the slope of a horizontal line?

• Undefined

• Zero

• Negative

• Positive

If the change in y is -1 and the change in x is 1, what is the slope?

• 1

• -1

• 0

• Undefined

What does a slope of zero indicate about a line?

• The line is vertical

• The line is horizontal

• The line is diagonal

• The line is curved