Given an Equation or Graph What Is the Slope and Y Intercept

What is the slope of the line that passes through the points (5, 3) and (5, -9)

• 0

• undefined

• -6/5

• 6/5

How do you calculate slope using a graph?

• rise over run

• run over rise

• look at the y intercept

• look at the x intercept

If you have a slope of 1/2 that means you could...

• Go up 1 and right 2 units.

• Go right 1 and up 2 units.

• Go down 1 and left 2 units.

• Go left 2 and down 1.

Find the slope given the points (2, −7) and (−1, 6). 

• -13/3

• 13/3

• 0

• 2/3

What is the slope formula?

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• b=2
• m=3
• b=-3
• m=-2

• b=1
• b=-1
• m=1
• b=4

What is the simple definition of slope? 

• line

• run/rise

• undefinied

• rise/run

What is the y-intercept?

• It is where the line crosses the x-axis.

• It is where a vertical line crosses.

• It is where the line crosses the y-axis.

• It is where the slope crosses the y-axis.

Mary can walk 10 miles in 2 hours. The graph shows the relationship between the miles traveled and hours. What is the slope for this situation?

• 10

• 5

• 1/5

• 1/10