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What does slope measure on the Cartesian Plane?

How steep a line is

What does a positive slope indicate?

Line goes up from left to right

What does a negative slope indicate?

Line goes down from left to right

What is the rise over run formula for slope?

RiseRun\frac{\text{Rise}}{\text{Run}}

What does 'rise' represent in slope?

Vertical change

What does 'run' represent in slope?

Horizontal change

For points (1,2)(1,2) and (4,5)(4,5) with rise =3=3 and run =3=3, what is the slope?

11

What is the slope formula using coordinates?

y2−y1x2−x1\frac{y_2 - y_1}{x_2 - x_1}

For points A(2,3)A(2,3) and B(6,11)B(6,11), what is the slope?

22

What does a zero slope indicate?

Line is horizontal

What does an undefined slope indicate?

Line is vertical

Why should you use brackets when substituting values into the slope formula?

To avoid errors with negative numbers

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