8.8.3-Develop: Finding the Slope of a Line

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Purpose:

• Develop strategies for finding the slope of a line from tables and graphs of proportional relationships.

• Recognize that any two points on a line can be used to find its slope.

Multiple Choice

The equation y=5x is proportional. What is the unit rate?

• 2

• 6

• x

• 5

Multiple Select

Are both of these situations proportional?

• No, the Potato Sale and Ride Tickets are not proportional

• Yes, the Potato Sale and Ride Tickets are both proportional.

Multiple Choice

Which one of these are proportional?

Read #1: Teacher

​Read #2: Student

​Read #3: You Read

Multiple Choice

What is the slope formula?

Multiple Choice

• 9/1

• 5/1

• -9/1

• -5/5

Multiple Choice

• 1/-2

• 5/14

• 1/2

• -1/2

Multiple Choice

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

• 2/11
• 13/2
• 3/10
• 11/2

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:

• 3/4
• 4/3
• -3/4
• -4/3

Multiple Choice

Slope is know as rise/

• run
• fall
• none
• rise

Multiple Choice

Find the slope of the line through these points.

(10,12) and (15,12)

• Undefined

• 0

• 3/2

• 2/3

Multiple Choice

What is the slope of the graph?

• -1/3

• -3

• 3

• 1/3

Multiple Choice

Find the slope

• 2

• -2

• 1/2

• -1/2

Multiple Choice

• 3/4

• 4/3

• -3/4

• -4/3

Multiple Choice

Describe the movement of the slope

• down 1, down 2

• up 1, right 2

• right 1, up 2

• right 1, down 2

Multiple Choice

What is the movement of the slope

• Down 5, right 2

• Left 5, up 2

• Up 5, left 2

• Down 5, Left 2

Multiple Choice

What is the movement of the slope?

• Left 2

• Down 2

• Left 2, up 1

• Down 2, right 1

​What are the x-coordinates increasing by?
What are the y-values increasing by?

Reflect as RISE (y) OVER RUN (x).