Finding slope from a graph

Slope formula and finding slope from a graph

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​How find slope

Multiple Choice

Which is not one of the four types of slopes?

• positive

• equal

• negative

• zero

• undefined

Match

Match the graph with the correct slope

0

Undefined

Positive

Negative

• 0

• Undefined

• Positive

• Negative

Slope is the measure of the "steepness" of a line

How much a line changes UP or DOWN as it moves from left to right

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Define Slope

Slope Formulas

Multiple Select

Slope is found by the ratio of....

Choose all that apply

• $$\frac{run}{rise}$$

• $$\frac{Change\ in\ x}{Change\ in\ y}$$

• $$\frac{rise}{run}$$

• $$\frac{Change\ in\ y}{Change\ in\ x}$$

Movement RIGHT is positive

Movement LEFT is negative

​Run

Movement UP is positive

Movement DOWN is negative

Rise

Movement Positive or Negative

Count the rise and the run between 2 points on the line

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​Finding the slope from a graph

Dropdown

This is a ​

Select answer

slope

Pick ANY point on the line to be point one

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​Finding the slope from a graph

Pick ANOTHER point on the line to be point two

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​Finding the slope from a graph

​Point 1

COUNT the movement Up (+) or down (-) from point 1 to point 2

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​Finding the slope from a graph

​Point 1

​Point 2

Fill in the Blanks

What is the rise of this line?

(how many steps up or down?)

COUNT the movement right (+) or left (-) from point 1 to point 2

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​Finding the slope from a graph

​Point 1

​Point 2

Fill in the Blanks

What is the run of this line?

(how many steps left or right?)

Put numbers together in fraction form and reduce


LEAVE IMPROPER!!

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​Finding the slope from a graph

​Point 1

​Point 2

Math Response

What is the slope of this line $$\frac{rise}{run}$$

Type answer here

Correct Answer: -\frac{5}{3}

Deg^°

Rad

Positive: When counting from point 1 to point 2

Movement for positive slope

​OR

Negative: When counting from point 1 to point 2

Movement for negative slope

​OR

Multiple Choice

Find the slope:

• 2

• -2

• 1/2

• -1/2

Multiple Choice

Find the slope of the line.

• Undefined

• 0

• 1

• -1

Multiple Choice

Find the slope:

• 3/4

• 4/3

• -3/4

• -4/3

Multiple Choice

Find the slope of the line.

• Undefined

• 0

• 1/1

• -1/1