Slope from a Graph

Front

What is the slope of a vertical line?

Back

Undefined

Front

What is the slope of a horizontal line?

Back

0

Front

What is the slope of a line that rises from left to right?

Back

Positive slope

Front

What is the slope of a line that falls from left to right?

Back

Negative slope

Front

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

Back

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

Front

What is the slope of the line represented by the equation y = 3/2x + 1?

Back

3/2

Front

What is the slope of the line represented by the equation y = -5/3x + 2?

Back

-5/3

Front

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

Back

It is a horizontal line.

Front

If a line has an undefined slope, what does it look like on a graph?

Back

It is a vertical line.

Front

What does a slope of 1 indicate about a line?

Back

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