Comparing Slopes and Intercepts

What is the slope of a line?

• Its Length.

• Its width.

• Its location in space.

• Its Steepness.

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What is the minimum amount of information you need in order to calculate the slope of a line?

• The x and y intercepts of the line.

• Any two points along the line.

• The length of the line.

• The endpoint of the line.

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What does the x coordinate of a point tell you?

• The spot where it crosses the x axis.

• Its location along the x axis.

• How far away it is from he x axis.

• The length of the line alone the x axis.

In the phrase "rise over run," what does "rise" indicate?

• The difference in y coordinates between two points on a line.

• The difference in x coordinates between two points on a line.

• The difference between the x intercept of a line and the y intercept of a line.

• The difference between a line's slope and it length.

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CCSS.8.EE.B.5

In the phrase "rise over run," what does "run" indicate?

• The difference in y coordinated between two points on a line.

• The difference in x coordinates between two points on a line.

• The difference between the x intercept of a line and the y intercept of a line.

• The difference between a line's slope and its length.

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CCSS.8.EE.B.5

Which of the following coordinates represents the y intercept of a line?

• (1, 1)

• (-6, 0)

• (0, 5)

• (-5, -5)

What is the slope of a line with one point at (0, 0) and another at (2, 1)?

• 1/2

• 3/2

• 2

• 2/3

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CCSS.8.EE.B.5

In the equation "y = mx +b," what does the "m" stand for?

• The slope of the line

• The x intercept

• The y intercept

• The origin of the coordinate plane

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What is the slope of a line with one point at (5,1) and another point at (7,2)?

• 1/2

• 1

• 2

• 1/3

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CCSS.8.EE.B.5

Which description below best describes the equation y = -3x + 5

• The graph is increasing and crosses the y-axis at y = 5

• The graph is increasing and intersects the y-axis at y = -3

• The graph is decreasing and intersects the y-axis at y = 5

• The graph is decreasing and intersects the y-axis at y = -3