Slope
Vocabulary
Writing Equations
Linear /Non-Linear Function / Not a Function
Write the Formula!
100

Find the slope given the following:

y = -5x + 9

What is -5?

100


What is the y-intercept?

The place on the y axis where the line begins to be graphed...

100

(-3, 4) (2, 7) What is the slope?

3/5

100

Is a vertical line.....

Linear or non linear

Function or not a function

Linear

Not a function

100

A line with a y-intercept of -6 which crosses through point (7,8)?

What is y = 2x - 6?

200

Find the slope using the following points:

(7, 10) (12, 20)

What is 2?

200

What is rise over run?

Slope or

Change in y / change in x

200

Write the equation of the line going through the point (0, 9) and m=2/3

What is y = 2/3 x + 9

200

Is a function where x is squared linear or non linear?

(for example y = 2x+ 1)

What is non-linear? 

200

A line with a slope of 1/2 crossing through point (12,-15)

What is y = 1/2x - 21?

300

Which is a steeper slope?

Line A    y = 2x + 21

Line B   Y = -3x + 5

Line B;  Even though 2 is more than -3, the steepness is based on the absolute value of the number;  

300

How do you find slope?

change in y over change in x

y2 - y1 over x2 - x1

300

Write an equation:

(0,5) (9,10)

What is y = 5/9 x + 5

300

y = 3x + 1

Linear or nonlinear?

Function or not a function?

Linear and function

300

A line that is rising at -288 and running at 12 that intercepts the y axis at (0, 15). 

What is -24x + 15?

400

The slope of the following formula:

y = -21 + 8x

What is 8?

400

What is the Input?


The value of all x's in any given function

400

Write an equation for the line going through the points (-4, 7) (2, 13)

What is y = x + 11

400

A graph in the shape of an  upright v is on the coordinate plane.

Linear or non-linear?

Function or not a function?

Nonlinear

Function

400

The equation for a horizontal line that crosses through point (6,-28)

What is y = -28?

500

What is the y coordinate when x = 10

(10, y)

y= -6/5x + 10

What is -2?

(10, -2)

500

How do you find b when given a point and a slope?

Use y = mx +b, and input the ordered pair (x,y) for the x and y, and use the slope for m to solve for b.

500

Write an equation for the line going through the points (7, -2) (9, 2)

y = 2x -16

500

How do you determine if a graph is a function?

What is the vertical line test?

500

A line that crosses through the following points:

(2, -10) and (14, -22)

What is y = -x - 8?

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