Practice Understanding The Slope (gradient) (2) - Linear Functions - IB 10 Mathematics

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Question 1.
Find the slope of the line that passes through the points (2,4) and (4,8).
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Use the formula m = (y2 - y1) / (x2 - x1).
Question 2.
What type of slope does the line y = 5 represent?
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Think about how the line behaves.
3Question 3.
What is the slope of a line that runs downwards?
- Zero
- Positive
- Negative
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Consider the direction when moving from left to right.
4Question 4.
True or False: A horizontal line has a slope of 1.
- True
- False
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What does it mean when y doesn't change?
Question 5.
A line has a slope of -2 and passes through the point (4,3). Write the equation of this line in slope-intercept form.
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Use the point-slope formula and simplify.
Question 6.
You have two lines: Line 1 with a slope of 1/2 and Line 2 with a slope of -2. Are these lines parallel, perpendicular, or neither? Explain why.
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Check if the product of the slopes equals -1.

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