Calculating Slope (Short)

Front

What letter is used to represent slope?

Back

m

Front

What is the slope of the line that passes through (4, 12) and (5, 16)?

Back

4 (or 4/1)

Front

What is the slope in the picture?

Back

Zero

Front

What type of slope does the graph have?

Back

Negative

Front

What is the slope in the picture?

Back

Positive

Front

What is the formula to calculate slope?

Back

Slope (m) = (y2 - y1) / (x2 - x1)

Front

What does a positive slope indicate about a line?

Back

The line rises from left to right.

Front

What does a negative slope indicate about a line?

Back

The line falls from left to right.

Front

What does a slope of zero indicate?

Back

The line is horizontal.

Front

What does an undefined slope indicate?

Back

The line is vertical.