Finding Slope of Line Given Two Points

Finding Slope of Line Given Two Points

Formula for Slope

Rise/Run or Change in y/Change in x

Poll

What confuses you most often when finding the slope of a line given two points? (try to keep this in mind when simplifying the fractions)

• NOTHING! I'M AMAZING!

• Subtracting Negatives

• Sometimes I flip and put x's over y's

• I do not simplify

Multiple Choice

Find the slope of the line that passes through:
(5, -10) and (5, -4)

• undefined
• 0
• - 14/10
• 10/14

Multiple Choice

Find the slope of the line that passes through:
(-2, 8) and (0, 8)

• 0
• -2
• 2
• 1/2

Multiple Choice

Find the slope of the line that passes through:
(-12, -5) and (0, -8)

• 1/4
• -1/4
• 4
• -4

Multiple Choice

Find the slope of the line that passes through:
(10, 1) and (5, 2)

• 1/5
• -1/5
• 5
• -5

Multiple Choice

Find the slope of the line that passes through:
(6,7) and (4,2)

• 2/5
• -5/2
• 5/2
• -1/2

Multiple Choice

Find the slope of the line that passes through:
(-3, -4) and (7, 6)

• 0
• Undefined
• -1
• 1

Multiple Choice

Find the slope of the line that passes through:

(-4, 7) and (-6, -4)

• 2/11

• 13/2

• 3/10

• 11/2

Poll

How are you feeling about Objective 5 from Unit 4?

• 4- Great, this is EASY!

• 3- Pretty good, I get this correct most of the time

• 2- Ehhhh, I am ok, but still get confused

• 1- What is slope? We talked about this in 8th grade?