Slope from equations

Front

What is the slope in the equation y=2x + 3?

Back

2

Front

Which equation has a positive slope and a positive y-intercept?

Back

y = x + 4

Front

Which equation has a negative slope and a positive y-intercept?

Back

y = -2x + 1/2

Front

In the equation y=mx+b, what does the m represent?

Back

slope

Front

What is the slope in the equation: y=4x+3?

Back

4

Front

What is the general form of a linear equation?

Back

y = mx + b

Front

How can you determine the slope from a graph?

Back

By calculating the rise over run between two points on the line.

Front

What does a slope of 0 indicate about a line?

Back

The line is horizontal.

Front

What does a negative slope indicate about the direction of a line?

Back

The line descends from left to right.

Front

What is the slope of a vertical line?

Back

Undefined.