Slope and y-intercept

Front

What is the slope of a horizontal line?

Back

0

Front

What is the slope of a vertical line?

Back

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Front

What does the y-intercept represent in a linear equation?

Back

The point where the line crosses the y-axis.

Front

In the equation y = mx + b, what does 'm' represent?

Back

The slope of the line.

Front

In the equation y = mx + b, what does 'b' represent?

Back

The y-intercept of the line.

Front

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

Back

2

Front

What is the y-intercept of the line represented by the equation y = -3x + 4?

Back

4

Front

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

Back

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

Front

What is the slope of the line represented by the equation y = -5/2x + 1?

Back

-5/2

Front

If a line has a slope of 1, what does that indicate about the line?

Back

The line rises one unit up for every one unit it moves to the right.