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5.07 Identifying slope and y-intercept

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Which of the following is the correct description of 'Slope'?

$\frac{\text{Horizontal rise}}{\text{Vertical run}}$Horizontal riseVertical run

A

$\frac{\text{Vertical rise}}{\text{Horizontal run}}$Vertical riseHorizontal run

B

$\frac{\text{Horizontal run}}{\text{Vertical rise}}$Horizontal runVertical rise

C

$\frac{\text{Vertical run}}{\text{Horizontal rise}}$Vertical runHorizontal rise

D
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What is the change in the horizontal distance along a line called?

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What is the slope of a line?

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What does $m$m stand for in the equation of a line $y=mx+b$y=mx+b?

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8.EE.6

Use similar triangles to explain why the slope m is the same between any two distinct points on a non-vertical line in the coordinate plane; derive the equation y = mx for a line through the origin and the equation y = mx b for a line intercepting the vertical axis at b.

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