Slope Study Guide

1. What is the slope formula?

• run/rise
• y₂-y₁/x₁-x₂
• y₂-y₁/x₂-x₁
• x₂-x₁/y₂-y₁

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CCSS.8.EE.B.5

Find the slope of the line that passes through each pair of points.

(6, 3), (7, -4)

• -7

• 1/7

• -1/7

• 7

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CCSS.8.EE.B.5

Find the slope of the line that passes through each pair of points.

(-9, -3) (-7, -5)

• 1/2

• -2/-2

• -1

• 2/1

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CCSS.8.EE.B.5

Find the slope of the line that passes through each pair of points.

(3, 9) (-2, 8)

• 1

• 1/1

• 5

• 1/5

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CCSS.8.EE.B.5

Find the slope of the line that passes through each pair of points.

(2, 5) (-3, -5)

• 0

• 1/2

• 2

• 10/1

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CCSS.8.EE.B.5

Find the slope of the line that passes through each pair of points.

(-6, -4) (4, 1)

• 8/7

• -7/8

• 5/10

• 1/2

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CCSS.8.EE.B.5

what does the slope "mean"?

Slope = -1/2

• down 1, right 2

• down 1, left 2

• left 1, up 2

• right 1, down 2

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CCSS.8.EE.B.5

what does the slope "mean"?

slope = 2/3

• right 2, up 3

• up 2, right 3

• left 2, up 3

• down 2, right 3

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CCSS.8.EE.B.5

what is the slope of the line y-5 = -2x

• 2

• -2/0

• -2/1

• x

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CCSS.8.EE.B.5

what point does the graph cross the y-axis at? y = -4x -7

• (0, -4)

• (-4, 0)

• (0, -7)

• (-4, -7)

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CCSS.HSF-IF.C.7A