Slope of a Line
Decide whether a line with the given slope is upward sloping, downward sloping, horizontal or vertical.
1) m = 0
A) vertical
B) downward
C) horizontal
D) upward
2) m = -12
A) vertical
3) m =
B) horizontal
C) upward
D) downward
B) downward
C) upward
D) horizontal
B) downward
C) horizontal
D) vertical
C) 1
D)
2
9
A) vertical
4) m is undefined
A) upward
Find the slope of the line that passes through the points.
5) (2, 3) and (6, 5)
1
A) 2
B) 2
6) (6, 3) and (-4, 1)
1
A)
5
7) (-12, -7) and (19, -3)
31
A)
4
8) (-7, 0), (0, 4)
4
A)
7
B) 5
1
2
C) -
1
5
D) 2
B)
4
31
C) -
4
31
D) -
10
7
B)
7
4
C) -
4
7
D) -
7
4
9) (10, 3) and (10, -7)
A) undefined slope
B) 0
C) -7
D) 3
10) (-3, 7) and (-10, 7)
A) undefined slope
B) 7
C) 0
D) - 3
Use two points on the graph to find the slope of the line.
11)
y
10
5
-10
-5
5
10
x
-5
-10
A) -4
B) -1
C) 1
D) 4
B) 5
C) -5
D) -1
B) m = 1
C) m = 0
D) m = 3
B) m = -1
C) m = 1
D) m = 0
12)
y
10
5
-10
-5
5
10
x
-5
-10
A) 1
Find the slope of the line.
13) y = -6
A) m = -6
14) x + y = -4
A) m = 4
15) 9x + y = -8
A) m = 9
C) m = -
9
8
D) m = -9
1
4
C) m = -
1
4
D) m = 4
B) m = 1
C) m = -
1
12
D) m =
B) m = -
1
9
16) 3x - 12y = 36
A) m = 3
B) m =
17) x + 12y = 1
A) m = -12
1
12
18) -x + 8y = 32
A) m = 8
B) m = -1
C) m =
1
8
D) m = -
1
8
19)
y
10
5
-10
-5
5
10
x
-5
-10
A) m = 0
B) m = 1
C) m = -1
D) undefined slope
C) m = -1
D) undefined slope
20)
y
10
5
-10
-5
5
10
x
-5
-10
A) m = 0
B) m = 1
Answer Key
Testname: EX 12 SLOPE
1) C
2) D
3) C
4) D
5) D
6) A
7) B
8) A
9) A
10) C
11) B
12) A
13) C
14) B
15) D
16) B
17) C
18) C
19) D
20) A