Identifying Slope Quick Check

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What is the slope formula?

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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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What does a positive slope indicate?

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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 horizontal line?

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The slope of a horizontal line is 0.

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How do you find the slope between two points (x1, y1) and (x2, y2)?

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What is the slope of the line represented by the equation y = 3x + 2?

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The slope is 3.

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What is the slope of the line represented by the equation y = -2x + 5?

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The slope is -2.

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If a line has a slope of 0, what does it look like?

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It is a horizontal line.

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If a line has an undefined slope, what does it look like?

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It is a vertical line.

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