Slope Basics

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

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What is the y-intercept of the line with the equation y = -2x + 4?

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What does an undefined slope represent in a graph?

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An undefined slope represents a vertical line, where the change in x is zero.

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Find the slope of the line that passes through the points (6,7) and (4,2).

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The slope is 5/2.

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What is the formula to calculate the slope (m) between two points (x1, y1) and (x2, y2)?

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

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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 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 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 the slope of a line is 3, what does this mean in terms of rise over run?

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It means for every 3 units the line rises, it runs 1 unit to the right.

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