GED Math : Slope

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Example Question #11 :Coordinate Geometry

Which of the following equations has as its graph a line with slope?

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

For each equation, solve forand express in the slope-intercept form. The coefficient ofwill be the slope.

is graphed by a line with slopeand is the correct choice.

Example Question #1 :Slope

Find the slope of.

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

The equation given should be written in slope-intercept form, orformat.

Thein the slope-intercept equation represents the slope.

Addon both sides of the equation.

Divide by two on both sides of the equation to isolate y.

Therefore, the slope is 1.

Example Question #13 :Coordinate Geometry

Determine the slope, given the pointsand.

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

Write the formula for the slope.

We can select any point to beand vice versa.

The answer is:

Example Question #1 :Slope

Find the slope of the equation:

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

We will need to group the x variables on one side of the equation and the y-variable on the other.

Addon both sides.

Addon both sides.

Divide both sides by 9.

The slope is.

Example Question #15 :Coordinate Geometry

What is the slope of the following line?

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

To find the slope, rewrite the equation in slope intercept form.

Addon both sides.

This is the same as:

This means that the slope is.

The answer is:

Example Question #1 :Slope

What is the slope of the following equation?

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

Simplify the equation so that it is in slope-intercept format.

The simplified equation is:

The slope is:

Example Question #1 :Slope

What is the slope between the pointsand?

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

Recall that slope is calculated as:

This could be represented, using your two points, as:

Based on your data, this would be:

Example Question #1 :Slope

What is the slope of the line defined as?

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

There are two ways that you can do a problem like this. First you could calculate the slope from two points. You would do this by first choosing two values and then using the slope formula, namely:

This could take some time, however. You could also solve it by using the slope intercept form of the equation, which is:

If you get your equation into this form, you just need to look at the coefficient. This will give you all that you need for knowing the slope.

哟ur equation is:

What you need to do is isolate:

Notice that this is the same as:

The next operation confuses some folks. However, it is very simple. Just divide everything by. This gives you:

哟u do not need to do anything else. The slope is.

Example Question #1 :Slope

Find the slope of the equation:

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

To determine the slope, we will need the equation in slope-intercept form.

Subtractfrom both sides.

Divide by negative three on both sides.

The slope is:

Example Question #1 :Slope

What is the slope of the line defined as?

Possible Answers:

Cannot be computed from the data provided

Correct answer:

Explanation:

There are two ways that you can do a problem like this. First you could calculate the slope from two points. You would do this by first choosing two values and then using the slope formula, namely:

This could take some time, however. You could also solve it by using the slope intercept form of the equation, which is:

If you get your equation into this form, you just need to look at the coefficient. This will give you all that you need for knowing the slope.

哟ur equation is:

What you need to do is isolate:

Notice that this is the same as:

The next operation confuses some folks. However, it is very simple. Just divide everything by. This gives you:

Now, take the coefficient from. It is.

哟u can reduce this to. This is your slope.

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