Equations
x= -5
What is the slope in this equation:
y = -5/2x + 2
-5/2
What is the first step in graphing using slope intercept form (y=mx+b)?
Graph the b (y-intercept) on the y-axis
If there is a point (2,-1) which number is the x value?
2
This vocabulary term refers to the steepness of a line
slope
Solve: -9+p=12
p=21
What is the y intercept in this equation:
y = -2x + 3
3
Is (-2, 1) a solution to 3x - y = -7?
Yes
How can you tell on a graph if it's slope is negative?
It's going down from left to right
This vocabulary term refers to the starting point when graphing using slope-intercept form,
y intercept or b
Solve: 40= -8n
n= -5
Find The Slope: (4,-1),(-2,-2)
1/6
What is the slope going to be, as a fraction, with the equation y=-2x+3
Where are negative x values on a graph?
To the left of the y-axis
This term refers to the type of equation whose graph makes a line
linear equation
Solve: 19-2c=17
c=1
Find The Slope: (-7,0) and (-8,-10)
10
What will the graph of the equation y = 8 look like?
A horizontal line
What are the two negative directions on a graph
Left and down
The slope of a vertical line is what?
Undefined
Solve: 3k-1=4k+2
k= -3
Find The Slope: (10,4) and (4,15)
-11/-6
When graphing y=7/2x+8 what happens if you graph the 8 on the y-intercept first and then realize you can't go up 7 and to the right 2 because it's off the graph?
You can go down 7 and to the left 2
Name a team still in the NFL playoffs
How do you know when an equation is in slope-intercept form?
The "y" is by itself