Slope Basics Review

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What is slope?

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Slope is best described as the steepness of a line.

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CCSS.8.EE.B.5

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How do you find the slope of a horizontal line?

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The slope of a horizontal line is 0.

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What is the slope-intercept form of a linear equation?

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The slope-intercept form is y = mx + b.

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

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'm' represents the slope of the line.

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

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'b' represents the y-intercept of the line.

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What is the slope of a vertical line?

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The slope of a vertical line is undefined.

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How can you determine the slope from two points (x1, y1) and (x2, y2)?

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The slope (m) can be calculated using the formula m = (y2 - y1) / (x2 - x1).

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What is the significance of a positive slope?

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A positive slope indicates that as x increases, y also increases.

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What does a negative slope indicate?

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A negative slope indicates that as x increases, y decreases.

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What is the slope of a line that is perfectly flat?

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The slope of a perfectly flat line is 0.

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