Understanding Slopes on a Cartesian Plane

What is a slope in mathematical terms?

• A measure of the length of a line

• A measure of the steepness of a line

• A measure of the width of a line

• A measure of the color of a line

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Which of the following is an example of a positive slope?

• A line going downhill

• A vertical line

• A horizontal line

• A line going uphill

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How do you calculate the slope of a line?

• By adding the change in Y to the change in X

• By dividing the change in Y by the change in X

• By multiplying the change in Y by the change in X

• By dividing the change in X by the change in Y

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What does a negative slope indicate?

• An undefined movement

• A flat movement

• A downhill movement

• An uphill movement

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What is the slope of a horizontal line?

• Zero

• Undefined

• Negative

• Positive

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What is the slope of a vertical line?

• Positive

• Negative

• Undefined

• Zero

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What does a slope of 0 indicate about a line?

• The line is undefined

• The line is steep

• The line is vertical

• The line is horizontal

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Which type of slope is represented by a line that goes up as you move from left to right?

• Zero slope

• Undefined slope

• Negative slope

• Positive slope

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What does a slope greater than 0 indicate?

• A downhill movement

• An uphill movement

• A flat movement

• An undefined movement

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What does a slope less than 0 indicate?

• An undefined movement

• A flat movement

• An uphill movement

• A downhill movement

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