Equation of a straight line

What type of slope is this?

• Positive

• Negative

• Undefined

• Zero

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What is the slope of this graph?

(a)  

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Find the slope

• $\frac{5}{2}$

• $-\frac{5}{2}$
  

• $\frac{2}{5}$
  

• $2$
  

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What is the slope of the line?

• -3/4

• 3/4

• -4/3

• 4/3

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What is the slope of a perpendicular line to y = -3x + 4?

(a)  

Answer explanation

Perpendicular lines have the OPPOSITE RECIPROCAL slope.

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Which of the following would create a negative slope?

• Descending

• Ascending

• Increasing

• Deposit

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In the equation y = 4x + 3, which value represents the slope of the equation?

Answer explanation

Slope is the COEFFICIENT of x.

What is the slope of the following two points:

 $\left(17,14\right)\ and\ \left(-11,-11\right)$  

•  $\frac{25}{28}$  

•  $0$  

•  $-\frac{25}{28}$  

• Undefined

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Select the graph with the slope equal to zero.

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Find the slope of the line using the table.

• $-\frac{3}{4}$

• $\frac{3}{4}$

• $\frac{4}{3}$

• $-\frac{4}{3}$

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