Slope from a Graph

Front

What does the variable m stand for?

Back

slope

Front

Find the slope of the line with points (1, 2) and (3, 0).

Back

-1

Front

Find the slope of the line with points (2, 3) and (6, 1).

Back

-1/2

Front

Find the slope of the line with points (0, 0) and (4, -5).

Back

-5/4

Front

Find the slope of the line with points (1, 1) and (1, 4).

Back

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Front

Find the slope of the line with points (2, 2) and (5, 2).

Back

0

Front

What is the slope-intercept form of a line?

Back

y = mx + b, where m is the slope and b is the y-intercept.

Front

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

Back

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

Front

What does a positive slope indicate about a line?

Back

The line rises from left to right.

Front

What does a negative slope indicate about a line?

Back

The line falls from left to right.