8th grade Slope

Question 1

What is slope?

Answer 1

Slope is the change in y over change in x.

Question 2

How do you find the slope of a graphed line?

Answer 2

To find the slope of a line count up/down and over.

Question 3

Parallel

lines have the same…

Answer 3

Parallel lines have the same slope

Question 4

How do you find the slope from a table?

Answer 4

To find slope from a table find change in 2 Y values and change in 2 x values

Question 5

What is

the slope intercept form equation for a line?

Answer 5

Slope intercept form of a line is y=mx+b

Question 6

What is the y-intercept?

Answer 6

y-intercept is where the line crosses the y axis

Question 7

Another word for rate of change is…

Answer 7

Another word for rate of change is slope

Question 8

Another word for initial value is…

Answer 8

Another word for initial value is y-intercept

Question 9

How do you write an equation from a table?

Answer 9

Find slope. Then plug in 1 x and 1 y value to solve for b

Question 10

How do you write an equation from 2 points?

Answer 10

Find slope from 2-y values and 2-x values. Then plug in 1 x and 1 y value to solve for b

Question 11

What does it mean: which function has a greater rate of change?

Answer 11

Finding greater rate of change means biggest slope

Question 12

What are the 2 steps to graphing an equation?

Answer 12

The 2 steps to graphing an equation are 1. Graph y-intercept. 2. Graph slope from that point.