Finding Slope
Slope/intercept Form
Point Slope Form
Standard Form
Parallel & Perpendicular Lines
100

What is the slope of a line that passes through points (-1,-2) and (3,4)?  

3/2

100

Write the equation of the line that passes through the given points in slope intercept form (y=mx+b)

(0,1) and (2,2)

y=1/2x + 1

100

What is the model for the point slope form equation?  

y-y= m(x - x1)

100

What is the model of a linear equation in standard form? 

Ax + By = C

100

What is the equation of a line parallel to this line (y= 2x + 3) and has a y-intercept of -2?  

y=2x - 2

200

What is the slope of a line that passes through the points (5,4) and (-1,6)?  

2/-6 or 1/-3

200

Write an equation in slope intercept form (y=mx + b) that passes through the points:

(4,0) and (0,2)

y=-1/2x + 2

200

Write an equation of a line that has a slope of 1/2 and passes through the point (3,-2).  Write the equation in point slope form.  

y+ 2 = 1/2(x - 3)

200

Gregory can buy 4 pounds of wheat flour for $8 and 5 pounds of rye flour for $20.  He has $12 to spend on a flour mixture.  What linear equation in standard form can Gregory use to model the situation? 

x = wheat flour      2x + 4y = 12

y= rye flour

200

What is the equation of a line perpendicular to the line y = -5x + 6 and has a y-intercept of 3?  

y=1/5x + 3

300

What is the slope of the line that passes through points (2,3) and (2, 7)?  

Undefined 

300

Write an equation in slope intercept form (y=mx + b) of a line that passes through the points:

(-1,-5) and (4,-2)

y=3/5x - 4.4 

300

Write an equation of a line in point slope form that passes through the points (-4,1) and (2,3)

y - 3 = 1/3(x - 2) or y - 1 = 1/3 (x + 4)

300

Identify the x and y-intercepts of the graph of the equation: 2x + 5y = 10

x intercept = (5,0)

y intercept = (0,2)

300

Are the graphs to these equations parallel, perpendicular or neither?  

y=2x + 1 and 2x - y = 3

Parallel

400

What is the slope of the line that passes through the points (5, -6) and (2, -6)?  

zero slope

400

Write an equation in slope intercept form (y=mx+b) that passes through the points: 

(-2,-6) and (1,2)

y=8/3x - 2/3

400

Write an equation of the line in point slope form that passes through the points:

(4,2) and (1,6)

y-2 = -4/3(x - 2) or y-6 = -4/3(x - 1)

400

What are the x and y intercepts of the graph this equation: 3x - 4y = -24

x intercept = (-8,0)

y intercept = (0,6)

400

Are the graphs of these equations parallel, perpendicular or neither?  

y=1/2

y=-3

Parallel

500

What is the slope of the line that passes through the points (2, 1.5) and (0, 4.5)?  

3/-2

500

What is the equation of a line in slope intercept form (y=mx + b) that passes through the points:

(-1,-2) and (3,4)

y=3/2x - 1/2

500

Write the equation y - 6 = -5(x + 1) in point slope form.  

y=-5x + 1

500

What are the x and y intercepts of the graph of the equation: 2x - y = 8

x intercept = (4,0)

y intercept = (0,-8)

500

Are the graphs of these equations parallel, perpendicular or neither?  

-2x + 5y = -4

y = -5/2x + 6

Perpendicular