Finding Slope Review

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

Back

The slope is 2.

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What is the slope of the line with the equation y = -4x - 12?

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The slope is -4.

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How do you find the slope?

Back

Slope is calculated as change in y divided by change in x (rise/run).

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Find the slope of the line that passes through the points (2, 4) and (6, 12).

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The slope is 2.

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What does a positive slope indicate about a line?

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A positive slope indicates that the line rises as it moves from left to right.

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What does a negative slope indicate about a line?

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A negative slope indicates that the line falls as it moves from left to right.

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What is 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 of a vertical line?

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The slope of a vertical line is undefined.

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If a line has a slope of 3, what does this mean?

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For every 3 units the line rises, it moves 1 unit to the right.