Slope Test Study Guide
Rise/Run or By - Ay/Bx-Ax
1. What is one of the names of slope or one way we think of slope?
2/1
10. What is the slope of the line?
(0,-3)
11. What is the y-intercept of the line?
y = 1/4x + -3
12. If the y-intercept is (0, -3) and the slope is 1/4 write an equation.
y = 4x + 5 y = 6x + 2 y = 10x + -2 *There are many different correct answers. The slope must be greater than 3.
13. Write an equation of a line that has a slope steeper than 3.
c. y = 3/4x + 4
14. Which line has the steepest slope? a. y = 2/3x - 1 b. y = 1/2x + 2 c. y = 3/4x + 4 d. y = 1/4x - 5
Graph A has a slope of 4/1 = 4. Graph B has a slope of 2/1 = 2. Graph A is steeper because it has a bigger slope.
15. Jamal and Rachel disagree about the following two graphs. Jamal feels that the line in Graph A is steeper, while Rachel feels that the line in Graph B is steeper. Which line is steeper? Justify your reasoning.
slope = -5 y-intercept = (0,3)
16. What are the slope and the y-intercept of the equation? y = -5x + 3
Graph on your own sheet of paper. y-intercept = (0,3) Slope = -1/2
17. Graph the equation. y = -1/2 x + 3
y = -1/2x -2
18. What is the equation for the line graphed below?
Graph on your own sheet of paper. y-intercept = (0,-1) Slope = 3/1
19. Graph each line using the slope and y-intercept. y = 3x - 1
Formula method or triangle method.
2. How do we find slope from a graphed line?
c. y = 5x
20. Which equation represents a direct variation equation? a. y = x^2 b. y = x-2 c. y = 5x d. y = square root of x
Get two ordered pairs then use the formula method.
3. How do we find slope from a table?
The point where the graphed line crosses the y-axis.
4. Explain what a y-intercept is?
y=mx+b
5. What is the slope intercept form of an equation?
m
6. Which letter represents the slope in the slope-intercept form of an equation?
b
7. Which letter represents the y-intercept in the slope intercept form of an equation?
slope = 3/1 y-intercept =(0,-2)
8. Find the slope and y-intercept of the line graphed below.
slope = -2/1 y-intercept = (0,3)
9. Determine the slope and y-intercept of the line represented in the table below. Show your work.