12/14/22 Slope & Slope Formula

Front

What is the slope in a linear graph?

Back

The slope is a measure of the steepness or incline of a line, calculated as the change in the vertical direction (rise) divided by the change in the horizontal direction (run).

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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.

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What does a zero slope indicate?

Back

A zero slope indicates a horizontal line where there is no change in the y-value as the x-value changes.

Front

What does an undefined slope indicate?

Back

An undefined slope indicates a vertical line where the x-value does not change, leading to a division by zero in the slope formula.

Front

What is the slope formula?

Back

The slope formula is m = (y2 - y1) / (x2 - x1), where (x1, y1) and (x2, y2) are two points on the line.

Front

Find the slope given the points (-5,-3) and (2,4).

Back

The slope is 1.

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Find the slope given the points (3,18) and (0,18).

Back

The slope is 0.

Front

What type of slope does the line with points (1,2) and (3,6) have?

Back

The slope is positive.

Front

What type of slope does the line with points (4,5) and (4,1) have?

Back

The slope is undefined.