Slope from a Graph

Slope from a Graph

By Mr. T

Slope

Rate of Change

Rise over Run

Slope from a graph

Positive: going up the hill, incline

Negative: going down the hill, decline

Undefined: vertical line (up and down)

Zero: horizontal line (side to side)

Multiple Choice

What type of slope?

• zero slope
• undefined
• negative
• positive

Multiple Choice

What type of slope?

• undefined
• positive slope
• negative slope
• zero slope

Multiple Choice

What type of slope?

• negative
• steep
• undefined
• zero slope

Finding the slope

• Count up or down from one point to the other

• Count left or right from one point to the other

• Down is negative movement, Up is positive movement

• Left is negative movement, Right is positive movement

• Your answer is a simplified fraction

Slope

Represented by the variable m

Multiple Choice

When finding slope always start on the _______ most point.

• left

• right

Multiple Choice

What is the coordinate of the left most point?

• (1, -3)

• (-3, 1)

• (-3, 2)

• (2, -3)

Multiple Choice

What is the coordinate of the left most point?

• (3,2)

• (-4,-3)

• (-3,-4)

• (2,3)

Multiple Choice

When finding the slope. The fraction is always written as ...

• rise/run

• run/rise

Multiple Choice

What is the rise?

• 3

• 5

• -5

• -3

Multiple Choice

What is the run?

• 4

• 5

• -4

• -5

Multiple Choice

What is the slope?

• 4/5

• 5/4

• -4/5

• -5/4

Multiple Choice

What is the rise?

• -7

• -5

• 5

• 7

Multiple Choice

What is the run?

• -7

• -5

• 5

• 7

Multiple Choice

What is the slope?

• 5/7

• 7/5

• -7/5

• -5/7

Multiple Choice

What is the slope?

• $$-\frac{5}{4}$$

• $$\frac{4}{5}$$

• -1

• $$\frac{5}{4}$$

Multiple Choice

What is the slope?

• $$-\frac{1}{4}$$

• $$3$$

• $$4$$

• $$5$$

Multiple Choice

What is the slope?

• $$-\frac{1}{2}$$

• $$3$$

• $$4$$

• $$-2$$

Multiple Choice

What is the slope?

• 0

• -2

• Undefined

Multiple Choice

What is the slope?

• 4

• 40

• 5/3

• 3/5