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9th grade · Math · Unit 4 of 18

Linear Relations

Slope, intercepts and graphs

What your child practices

Finding slope from points and graphs, reading y = mx + b, finding intercepts, deciding whether a point is on a line, spotting parallel lines, and using rates of change in stories.

Alabama Course of Study content standard: GDA.15 · linear models of real situations, their rate of change and starting value

How we explain it

Children can open this short lesson before they practice.

  1. A line has the equation y = mx + b.
  2. The slope m is rise ÷ run. The y-intercept b is where the line crosses the y-axis.
  3. Find the slope from two points on the line.

Example: A line goes through (0, 1) and (2, 5). What is its slope? Rise: 5 − 1 = 4. Run: 2 − 0 = 2. Slope: 4 ÷ 2 = 2. Answer: 2 (so y = 2x + 1)

Linear Relations in Alabama

In the Alabama Course of Study, this is unit 4 of 18 in 9th grade Math, after Lines & Intersections and before Coordinate Geometry.

Gradelings describes a child's practice on this unit as Beginning, Approaching, Meeting or Exceeding (Four practice steps). That reflects practice, not a report-card mark: the teacher decides the mark.

Source: Alabama State Department of Education (ALSDE)

Sample questions

A taste of this unit. In the app, questions change every time and get easier or harder to match your child.

  1. Question 1

    What is the slope of the line through (1, 0) and (4, -6)?

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  2. Question 2

    Find the slope of the line through (-1, -1) and (1, -2).

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    • 2
    • -2
    • -1/2
    • 1/2

  3. Question 3

    What is the y-intercept of y = x + 8?

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  4. Question 4

    Which equation has slope 5 and a y-intercept of 2?

    • y = 5x − 2
    • y = 5x + 2
    • y = 2x + 5
    • y = -5x + 2

  5. Question 5

    Is the point (3, 18) on the line y = 5x + 2?

    • Yes
    • No

  6. Question 6

    What is the x-intercept of y = 3x − 24?

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