SLOPE OF A LINE

Multiple Choice

What is the formula for calculating the slope of a line?

• $$\frac{vertical\ change}{horizontal\ change}$$

• $$\frac{horizontal\ change}{vertical\ change}$$

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What is the Slope-Intercept Form of the given graph?

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-

Multiple Choice

Which slope will be the hardest to climb?

• Slope A

• Slope B

• Slope C

• Slope D

Multiple Choice

Which line appears steepest?

• Blue

• Green

• Yellow

• Red

• Purple

Multiple Choice

What does a positive slope indicate about the direction of a line?

• The line goes upward from left to right.

• The line goes downward from left to right.

• The line is horizontal.

• The line is vertical.

Multiple Choice

Which of the following line has the lowest slope?

• LINE A

• LINE B

• LINE C

Multiple Choice

Which of the following line has a slope of 0?

• Line A

• Line B

• Line C

• None of the above

Multiple Choice

Determine the slope of the line from the table.

• -2

• 2

• 1/2

• -1/2

Multiple Choice

What is the slope of the given graph?

• -2

• 2

• 3

• -3

Multiple Choice

Dev keeps a record in graph form of how far his car travels and the number of gallons of gasoline it uses.
What is the slope of the graph?

• 64
• 128
• 32
• 16

Multiple Choice

What is the slope of the line in graph 2?

• 1

• -1

• 2

• 0

Multiple Choice

What is the slope of the line in graph 3?

• 1

• 0

• -1

• undefined

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Use the following formula to find the slope for the coordinates

( -5, 4) ( -7, -6)

Multiple Choice

What is the slope of the line that passes through the points (4,3) and (2,7)?

• -2

• 2

• 4

• 0

Open Ended

Will the slope change if we switch the two points?

Multiple Choice

What is the slope of the line that passes through the points (0,5) and (-2,11)?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

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What is the slope of a line that has the coordinates  $$\left(2,\ -5\right)$$  and  $$\left(32,\ 10\right)\$$  ?

Slope Formula:  $$\frac{y_2-y_1}{x_2-x_1}$$  

Poll

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