Understanding Slope

Which of the following statements are not true about slope.

• Slope measures the steepness of a line.

• Slope is the change in y over the change in x.

• There are two different types of slope. Positive (uphill) and Negative (downhill).

• The slope formula is $\frac{y_2\ -\ y_1}{x_{2\ }-\ x_1}$

What is the slope in the picture?

• Positive
• Negative
• Zero
• Undefined

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What direction is an undefined slope?

• horizontal
• vertical

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Find the slope

• 5/2
• -5/2
• 2/5
• -2/5

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Find the slope

• -2/3
• 3/2
• -3/2
• 2/3

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What type of slope?

• undefined
• positive slope
• negative slope
• zero slope

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

• 2/11
• 13/2
• 3/10
• 11/2

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Find the slope of the line that passes through:
(10, 1) and (5, 2)

• 1/5
• -1/5
• 5
• -5

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Find the slope of the line that passes through:
(5, -10) and (5, -4)

• undefined
• 0
• - 14/10
• 10/14

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Slope is know as rise/

• run
• fall
• none
• rise

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