Finding Slope Basics

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What is slope?

Back

Slope is a measure of the steepness or incline of a line, typically represented as 'm' in the slope-intercept form of a linear equation.

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What is the formula to calculate slope?

Back

The formula to calculate slope (m) between two points (x1, y1) and (x2, y2) is m = (y2 - y1) / (x2 - x1).

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What does a positive slope indicate?

Back

A positive slope indicates that as the x-value increases, the y-value also increases, resulting in an upward trend.

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What does a negative slope indicate?

Back

A negative slope indicates that as the x-value increases, the y-value decreases, resulting in a downward trend.

Front

What is the slope of a horizontal line?

Back

The slope of a horizontal line is 0.

Front

What is the slope of a vertical line?

Back

The slope of a vertical line is undefined.

Front

Find the slope of the line that passes through (3, 4) and (7, 10).

Back

The slope is 3/2.

Front

Find the slope of the line that passes through (1, 1) and (4, 1).

Back

The slope is 0.

Front

Find the slope of the line that passes through (2, 3) and (2, 5).

Back

The slope is undefined.

Front

What is the slope of the line through the points (0, 0) and (5, 5)?

Back

The slope is 1.