A car driving up a hill would be an example of which type of slope?
Positive slope
Find Slope
-1/2
Identify b in the equation y = x + 3
b = 3
What does the "b" represent in the equation y=mx+b
y-intercept
What is the slope from this table of values?
x values 0 2 4 6
y values 325 425 525 625
50
A flat surface such as a football field would be an example of which type of slope?
Zero slope
Find Slope
2
Identify the slope (m) in the equation y = 12 + 4x
4
What does the "m" represent in y=mx+b
Slope
What is the slope (as a decimal) from this table of values?
x values 0 10 20 30
y values 40 42 44 46
0.2
A flagpole would be an example of what kind of slope?
Undefined slope
Find Slope Identify the y-intercept in the equation:
y = -4/5 - 3/4
(0, -3/4)
Slope is _______ over _______
delta y over delta x,
change in y over change in x
rise over run,
y2-y1 all over x2-x1
What is the slope from this table of values?
x values 2 4 8 10
y values 12 16 24 28
2
Going downhill would be an example of which type of slope?
Negative slope
A vertical line has a slope of ______
undefined
Write the equation of a line with a slope of -4 and a y-intercept of (0,-10)
y = -4x - 10
The __ axis is the vertical one.
Y
How do you find the slope from a table?
Find the change in the y values compared to the change in x values.
The slope of a line is defined as the _________________ of the line
Rate of Change,
Steepness,
Find Slope
Write the equation of a line that crosses the y-axis at (0, -3) and decreases by 2 on the y-axis (delta y) for every 4 it increases on the x-axis (delta x).
y=-1/2x - 3
What is the y-intercept?
The point at which the graph crosses the y axis.
True