Finding Slope

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What is the slope-intercept form of a linear equation?

Back

Front

What does the slope of a line represent?

Back

The slope represents the rate of change of y with respect to x. It indicates how steep the line is.

Front

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

Back

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Back

Front

If a line has a slope of 0, what does that indicate about the line?

Back

A slope of 0 indicates that the line is horizontal.

Front

If a line has a positive slope, what does that indicate about the direction of the line?

Back

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

Front

If a line has a negative slope, what does that indicate about the direction of the line?

Back

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

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Front

What is the slope of the line that passes through the points (2, 4) and (6, 12)?

Back

The slope is 2.

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Back

The y-intercept is 6.