Slope (graphs, tables, equations) Warm-up Review

​Slope Review Warm-Up

By Ana Alcaraz

Slope from graphs, tables, and equations
Vocabulary

Multiple Select

What is slope?

• Rate of change

• $$\frac{\Delta y}{\Delta x}$$

• $$\frac{\Delta x}{\Delta y}$$

• The ratio of the change in y over the change in x

Dropdown

Slope is also known as ​

Select answer

over ​

Select answer

.

Drag and Drop

When you RISE, you move ​

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along the ​

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.

When you RUN, you move ​

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along the ​

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.

Drag these tiles and drop them in the correct blank above

up and down

y-axis

left and right

x-axis

Match

Match what goes together.

• Rise up

• Rise down

• Run left

• Run right

• No rise

Positive numerator

Negative numerator

Negative denominator

Positive denominator

Numerator is 0; horizontal line

• Positive numerator

• Negative numerator

• Negative denominator

• Positive denominator

• Numerator is 0; horizontal line

Multiple Choice

Find the slope

• -5/3

• -3/5

• 5/3

• 3/5

Multiple Choice

Find the slope:

• 3/4

• 4/3

• -3/4

• -4/3

​Example: Finding slope from a table!

Multiple Choice

What is the slope?

• 4/1

• 1/4

• 1

• 3

Draw

Find the Slope of the table

Remember***
ONLY when y is ISOLATED

m = slope
b = y-intercept

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Math Response

Identify the slope in the equation.

$$y=3x-5$$

Type answer here

Correct Answer: 3

Deg^°

Rad

Math Response

Identify the slope in the equation.

$$15-\frac{5}{2}x=y$$

Type answer here

Correct Answer: -\frac{5}{2}

Deg^°

Rad

Match

Match the type of slope with the correct description.

• Positive Slope

• Negative Slope

• Zero Slope

• Undefined Slope

Rises from left to right

Falls from left to right

No rise; horizontal line

No run; vertical line

• Rises from left to right

• Falls from left to right

• No rise; horizontal line

• No run; vertical line

Multiple Select

How confident do you feel about determing the slope from a graph, table, or equation?

• Very confident; I'll make an A on the quiz Thursday

• Somewhat confident; I understand most of it

• So-so; sometimes I get it, but not always

• I'm really struggling and don't understand any of it