Slope and Similar Triangle

Identify the slope of the black line. You can use the blue slope triangles to help you.

What is the slope of line B?

• 2

• 0.5

• 3

• 1

What is the slope of the line?

• 3/4

• 4/3

• 1

• 6

Identify the slope (AC) of triangle ABC.

• 2

• 1/2

• -2

• -1/2

Triangles ABC and DEF are similar. The slope of the hypotenuse of ABC is...

• The same as the hypotenuse of triangle DEF

• 3/4  the slope of hypotenuse of triangle DEF

• 4/3  the slope of hypotenuse of triangle DEF

Which shows a proportion comparing the rise and run for each of the similar slope triangles, and the numeric value?

• Choice A

• Choice B

• Choice C

• Choice D

Triangles ABC and DEF are similar. The slope of triangle ABC is...

• which is the same as the slope of triangle DEF.

• 3/4 which is the slope of hypotenuse of triangle DEF.

• 4/3 which is the slope of triangle DEF.

• -1 which is the same as the slope of triangle DEF.

• A

• B

• C

• D

Triangle ABC and triangle DEF are similar right triangles. Based on this information, which state is true?

• The slope of the line segment AC is less than the slope of the line segment DF.

• The slope of the line segment AC is equal to the slope of the line segment DF.

• The relationship of the slope of the line segment AC and the slope of the line segment DF cannot be determined.

• The slope of the line segment AC is greater than the slope of the line segment DF.

Triangles ABC and DEF are similar. The slope of the hypotenuse of ABC is...

• the same as the hypotenuse of triangle DEF

• half of the slope of triangle DEF

• twice the slope of the hypotenuse of DEF