Rate of Change and Slope II

Rate of Change and Slope II

by Omar Shishani

Multiple Choice

The Olympic player jumps and rises 3.5 meters for every horizontal change of 7 meters. What is the slope of the jump?

• 0.5

• 0.75

• 0.25

Multiple Choice

A roller coaster rises 25 meters for every horizontal change of 5 meters. What is the slope of the roller coaster?

• 4

• 5

• 2

• 6

Multiple Choice

A roller coaster goes down 18 meters for every horizontal change of 3 meters. What is the slope of the roller coaster?

• 4

• 5

• -6

• 6

Multiple Choice

Find the slope

• 4/5
• 5/4
• -5/4
• -4/5

Multiple Choice

Find the slope

• -3/4
• 4/3
• 3/4
• -4/3

Multiple Choice

Find the slope

• -5/7
• 7/5
• -7/5
• 5/7

Multiple Choice

Find the slope

• 2
• -2
• 1/2
• -1/2

Multiple Choice

Find the slope

• -2/3
• 3/2
• -3/2
• 2/3

Multiple Choice

Find the slope of the line.

• Undefined
• 0
• 1
• -1

Multiple Choice

Find the slope of the line.

• Undefined
• 0
• 1
• -1

Poll

How do you prefer to find the slope?

Multiple Choice

What is the slope of the following graph?

• $$\frac{-2}{3}$$  

• $$\frac{2}{3}$$  

• $$\frac{-6}{2}$$  

• $$3$$  

Multiple Choice

What is the slope of the following graph?

• $$\frac{-1}{5}$$  

• $$\frac{1}{5}$$  

• $$\frac{-6}{2}$$  

• $$3$$  

Multiple Choice

What is the slope of the following graph?

• $$\frac{1}{3}$$  

• $$\frac{2}{7}$$  

• $$\frac{-6}{2}$$  

• $$3$$  

Multiple Choice

What is the slope of the following graph?

• $$\frac{5}{2}$$  

• $$\frac{2}{5}$$  

• $$\frac{-5}{2}$$  

• $$\frac{-2}{5}$$  

Multiple Choice

Find the value of p so that the line through (p, 4) and   (3, –1) has a slope of $$\frac{-5}{8}$$  

• 5

• -5

• $$\frac{-5}{8}$$  

• 11