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Slope measures the...

• steepness of a line

• length of a line segment

• difference between two variables

• height of a mountain

Tags

CCSS.8.EE.B.5

A line that increases from left to right has a(n) ____ slope.

• undefined

• zero

• positivite

• negative

Tags

CCSS.8.EE.B.5

Slope is equal to...

• the change in x divided by the change y

• run over rise

• the y-intercept

• the change in y divided by the change in x

Tags

CCSS.8.EE.B.5

When the slope of the line DECREASES...

• the line becomes more steep

• the line becomes less steep

• the line will become horizontal

• the line will become vertical

Tags

CCSS.8.EE.B.5

If a y-intercept is changed from (0,-2) to (0,6), the graph of the line...

• is shifted up 8 units

• is 8 times steeper than before

• is 8 times less steep than before

• is shifted down 8 units

If a y-intercept changes from (0,5) to (0,1), the graph of the line is...

• 4 times less steep than before

• shifted down 4 units

• 4 times more steep than before

• shifted up 4 units

When the slope of a line INCREASES...

• the line will become vertical

• the line will become horizontal

• the line will become less steep

• the line will become more steep

Tags

CCSS.8.EE.B.5

What type of slope?

• undefined
• positive slope
• negative slope
• zero slope

Tags

CCSS.8.EE.B.5

Slope, in basic terms, is simply...

• Rise over run
• Run over rise
• Left over down
• Right over up

Tags

CCSS.8.EE.B.5

What is the variable we use for slope?

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CCSS.8.EE.B.5