alleryStart learning →Which point is described as convenient to use when finding the slope of a line?
AThe x-intercept
BThe far right end
CThe steepest point
DThe y-intercept
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: D. The y-intercept
1. A convenient point makes the slope calculation easier.
2. Slope is found from two points on the line.
3. In the examples the lines had y-intercepts with integer values.
4. So it was convenient to use the y-intercept as one of the points.
_Source: OpenStax Elementary Algebra 2e (CC BY 4.0), Ch 4 'Graphs', sections 4.1-4.7_
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