Slope and Linear Equations

slope

Written as a ratio of change in y over change in x

y = mx + b

slope intercept form

negative slope

Downward trend from left to right

y=2

Equation of a horizontal line with an intercept of (0,2)

x=2

Equation of a vertical line with an intercept of (2,0)

1

Find the slope of the line

4

Identify the slope of the graph?

3

Identify the slope of the line y = 3x + 6?

-1

Identify the slope of the line y = -x - 14.

5/3

Identify the slope of the line that passes through the points (4,-9) (7,-4)

3/13

Identify the slope of the line through (12, -5) and (-1, -8).

-2

Identify the y-intercept of the line defined by the equation y = 4x - 2

-3

Identify y-intercept of the following equation: y = 1/2 x - 3

the value "m"

Represents the slope of the line in y = mx + b

-5

The y-intercept of the following equation is y = 2/3x - 5

positive slope

Upward trend from left to right

-1.5

What is slope (in decimal form) of the following equation y = -3/2x - 6

y= -4x+2

What is the equation of the graph?

y=2x

What is the equation of the graph?

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What is the slope for the BLUE line?

Undefined

What is the slope of the line that contains the points (3, 9) and (3, 12)

-1/2

What is the slope of the line?

2

What is the y-intercept of the linear function?

0

Identify the slope of this graph?

Y2-Y1/X2-X1 or Rise/Run

Slope Formula

the value "b"

The point at which a line crosses the y-axis

Graph this point first

y-intercept