Intro to Slope

Intro to Slope

What is Slope?

- steepness of a line

-  $\frac{change\ in\ y}{change\ in\ x}$  

-  $\frac{rise}{run}$  

Types of Slope

Negative Slope - Downhill

Positive Slope - Uphill

Undefined Slope - Vertical

Zero Slope - Horizontal

Multiple Choice

Which of the following graphs has a positive slope?

Multiple Choice

What type of slope does the graph have?

• Positive
• Negative
• Zero Slope
• Undefined

Multiple Choice

What type of slope does the graph have?

• Zero
• Undefined
• Negative
• Positive

Multiple Choice

Find the slope of the graphed line.

• 
  

  $-\frac{6}{7}$
  

• $-\frac{7}{6}$

• $\frac{6}{7}$

• $\frac{7}{6}$

Multiple Choice

Find the slope of the graphed line.

• $\frac{1}{8}$

• $8$

• $-8$

• $-\frac{1}{8}$

Multiple Choice

Find the slope of the graphed line.

•  $\frac{3}{7}$  

•  $-\frac{3}{7}$  

•  $\frac{7}{3}$  

•  $-\frac{7}{3}$  

Multiple Choice

Find the slope of the line.

• 0

• 2

• undefined

• -2

Multiple Choice

• -1

• 1

• 0

• 2

Multiple Choice

• $-\frac{5}{2}$

• $\frac{5}{2}$

• $-\frac{2}{5}$

• $\frac{2}{5}$

Multiple Choice

• $-3$

• $-\frac{1}{3}$

• $3$

• $\frac{1}{3}$

Multiple Choice

• -2

• 1

• -1

• 2

Multiple Choice

• $\frac{1}{2}$

• 2

• $-\frac{1}{2}$

• -2

Multiple Choice

• 0

• 1

• 3

• undefined