Calculating Slope

Front

What is the formula to calculate the slope of a line?

Back

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

Front

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

Back

2

Front

Find the slope of the line that passes through (10, 1) and (5, 2).

Back

-1/5

Front

What type of slope does a horizontal line have?

Back

Zero slope

Front

What type of slope does a line that goes down from left to right have?

Back

Negative slope

Front

What type of slope does a line that goes up from left to right have?

Back

Positive slope

Front

How many graphs can have a negative slope?

Back

4

Front

What is the slope of a vertical line?

Back

Undefined slope

Front

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

Back

It is a horizontal line.

Front

If a line has a slope of 2, what does it indicate about the line's steepness?

Back

The line rises 2 units for every 1 unit it moves to the right.