Slope for an Equation

What is the slope of the line with the equation y = 4x + 12

• 4

• 1/4

• -4

• -1/4

What is the slope of the line with the equation y = 2/3x - 6 ?

• 2/3

• - 2/3

• 3/2

• -3/2

In the equation y=mx+b, what does the m represent?

• slope

• y-intercept

• linear

• point-slope

What is the slope?

Find the rate of change

• 3

• -3

• -1/3

• 1/3

Slopes of parallel lines are...

• negative reciprocals.

• negatives.

• the same.

• always 7.

Slopes of perpendicular lines are...

• negative reciprocals.

• negatives.

• the same.

• always 7.

What slope is parallel to:  
m = 3/4

• 4/3

• 3/4

• -3/4

• -4/3

Which of the following lines goes through the point        (-3, 4) and is perpendicular to  y = 3/2x + 6?

• y = 3/2x - 6

• y = 2/3x + 3

• y = -2/3x - 2

• y = -2/3x + 2

• y = 4x + 14

• y = 3x + 12