Slope for an Equation

Slopes of perpendicular lines are...

• opposite reciprocals.

• opposites.

• identical.

• always 7.

Tags

CCSS.8.EE.B.5

What slope is parallel to:  
m = 4

• 4

• -1/4

• -4

• 1/4

Tags

CCSS.8.EE.B.5

What slope is perpendicular to:  
m = 5/8

• -5/8

• 5/8

• -8/5

• 8/5

Tags

CCSS.8.EE.B.6

y = 5/7x +2
y = 5/7x - 30
These lines are...

• Parallel

• Perpendicular

• Neither

Tags

CCSS.8.EE.B.6

A line is parallel to   y = 2x - 7.
What is it's slope?

• -2

• 1/2

• -1/2

• 2

Tags

CCSS.8.EE.B.5

A line is perpendicular to    y = 2x - 7.
What is the slope of this line? 

• -2

• 1/2

• -1/2

• 2

Tags

CCSS.8.EE.B.6

Are the following equations parallel or not? HINT: Solve the second equation for y so that it is in y=mx + b form. y = 2x - 5 and 4x + 2y = 10

• Yes, they are parallel

• No, they are not parallel

Tags

CCSS.8.EE.C.8B

Given the equations in point slope form, do the equations form parallel lines? y - 2 = 4(x + 1) and y - 2 = 4(x + 6)

• Yes, they are parallel

• No, they are not parallel

Which of the following is an equation of a line in point slope form, with a slope of -5 that goes through the point (2, -3)?

• y - 2 = -5(x - 3)

• y + 3 = -5(x - 2)

• y - 3 = -5(x + 2)

• y - 5 = 2(x + 3)

Given the equation in point slope form, y - 1 = 3(x + 2), which of the following represents the slope and a point on the line.

• m = 3;  (-2, 1)

• m = 1;  (3, 2)

• m = 3;  (2, 1)

• m = 3;  (-2, -1)