Exploring the Types and Calculation of Slopes

What is a slope in mathematical terms?

• A type of angle

• A point on a Cartesian plane

• A measure of the length of a line

• A number that describes the steepness of a line

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What does a positive slope indicate?

• A flat line

• An uphill movement

• An undefined line

• A downhill movement

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If you move 3 units up and 3 units across on a line, what is the slope?

• 0

• 1

• 3

• Undefined

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What is the slope of a line if you move 2 units up and 2 units across?

• 0

• 1

• Undefined

• 2

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What does a negative slope indicate?

• An undefined line

• A downhill movement

• An uphill movement

• A flat line

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If you move 3 units down and 1 unit across on a line, what is the slope?

• 1

• Undefined

• 0

• -3

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What is the slope of a horizontal line?

• 0

• Undefined

• 1

• Negative

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What is the slope of a vertical line?

• Undefined

• Negative

• 1

• 0

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Which type of slope is indicated by a line that goes up as you move from left to right?

• Negative slope

• Undefined slope

• Zero slope

• Positive slope

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Which type of slope is indicated by a line that goes down as you move from left to right?

• Undefined slope

• Negative slope

• Positive slope

• Zero slope

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