Exploring Slope from a Graph

What is the rate of change in a linear graph also known as?

• Vertex

• Intercept

• Axis

• Slope

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Which variable is commonly used to represent slope?

• r

• m

• n

• s

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What type of slope is represented by a line going uphill?

• Negative slope

• Undefined slope

• Zero slope

• Positive slope

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What is the slope of a perfectly vertical line?

• Undefined

• Zero

• Positive

• Negative

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How do you calculate the slope between two points on a graph?

• Run over rise

• Rise over run

• Sum of coordinates

• Difference of coordinates

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If you move down three units and right nine units, what is the slope?

• -3

• 3

• 1/3

• -1/3

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What is the slope of a horizontal line?

• Undefined

• Positive

• Zero

• Negative

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If you go down five units and do not move left or right, what is the slope?

• Zero

• Undefined

• Negative five

• Positive five

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What should you do if your slope fraction can be reduced?

• Multiply by 10

• Leave it as is

• Convert it to a decimal

• Reduce it to simplest form

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When writing slope, which direction is considered positive?

• Up and right

• Down and left

• Up and left

• Down and right

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