Identifying Slope and Y-intercept

Front

What letter is associated with the y-intercept?

Back

b

Front

What is the y-intercept of the graph if it crosses the y-axis at 2?

Back

2

Front

Find the coordinate pair that represents the y-intercept of the line: y = 2x + 4.

Back

(0, 4)

Front

What is the y-intercept of the graph if it crosses the y-axis at -4?

Back

-4

Front

What letter is associated with slope?

Back

m

Front

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

Back

For every 1 unit increase in x, y increases by 3 units.

Front

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

Back

5

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 that passes through the points (2, 3) and (4, 7)?

Back

2

Front

What does a slope of 0 indicate about a line?

Back

The line is horizontal.