Using Words
Types of slope
Find slope from a graph
Find slope from a table
Find slope given two points
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Describe how to create a line with a slope of 3/4.
Graph a point (specifically on the y-intercept) and then rise three and run four.
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A line that decreases as you move left to right has this kind of slope.
Negative slope
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What is -1/2?
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3/1=3
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A line passes through the points (0,-2) and (3,4) what is the slope?
6/3 = 2/1 = 2
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What is the Y-intercept?
Where the line crosses the Y-axis
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a horizontal line has this kind of slope
zero
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1
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-2/3
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A line passes through the points (2,4) and (5,7) what is the slope?
3/3 = 1
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In slope intercept form, what does the m represent?
the slope
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a line that increases as you move left to right has this kind of slope.
Positive Slope
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What is -3/2?
300
4/1 = 4
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A line passes through the points (7,-2) and (-5,-2) what is the slope?
0
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In slope intercept form, what does the b represent?
the y-intercept
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A horizontal line has this kind of slope.
Zero
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4/2 = 2
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4/2 = 2/1 = 2
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A line passes through the points (-2,-1) and (4,3) what is the slope?
4/6 = 2/3
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Describe the difference between a zero slope and an undefined slope.
A zero slope is a horizontal line and an undefined slope is a vertical line. A zero slope is when there is no "rise" - there is no change in y. An undefined slope is when there is no "run" - there is no change in x.
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Undefined
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ZERO!
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7/5
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A line passes through the points (8,5) and (8,-7) what is the slope?
Undefined