Positive and Negative Slope

What direction is the line if the slope is negative?

• ascending

• descending

When the rise between two points is down, we write that as a ____________ value.

• positive

• negative

Answer explanation

Rise down is negative.

Categorize the slope of the line

• Positive

• Negative

• Zero

• Undefined

Categorize the slope of the line

• Positive

• Negative

• Zero

• Undefined

Is the slope of the line Positive, Negative, 0, or Undefined?

• Positive

• Negative

• 0

• Undefined

Categorize the slope of the line

• Positive

• Negative

• Zero

• Undefined

Slope is found by counting
_____  ____  _____

• Rise over Run

• Run over Rise

Is the slope of the line Positive, Negative, 0, or Undefined?

• Positve

• Negative

• 0

• Undefined

State the slope of the line y = 8 - 2x

• 2

• -2

• 8

• -8

What is the slope in the picture?

• Positive

• Negative

• Zero

• Undefined