Graphing Linear Equations

Front

What is the equation of a line in slope-intercept form?

Back

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

Front

What does the slope of a line represent?

Back

The slope represents the rate of change of y with respect to x.

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 y-intercept in the equation y = mx + b?

Back

The y-intercept (b) is the point where the line crosses the y-axis.

Front

What does a positive slope indicate about a line?

Back

A positive slope indicates that as x increases, y also increases.

Front

What does a negative slope indicate about a line?

Back

A negative slope indicates that as x increases, y decreases.

Front

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

Back

The slope is -3.

Front

What type of slope does a horizontal line have?

Back

A horizontal line has a slope of 0.

Front

What type of slope does a vertical line have?

Back

A vertical line has an undefined slope.

Front

If a line has a slope of 2/3, what does this mean?

Back

For every 3 units moved horizontally, the line moves up 2 units.