Slope of Triangles

Use the triangles to help you identify the slope! Remember to simplify!

rise/run

• 2

• 1/2

• -2

• -1/2

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CCSS.8.EE.B.5

Use the triangles to help you identify the slope! Remember to simplify!

rise/run

• 1/3

• 3

• -3

• -1/3

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CCSS.8.EE.B.5

Use the triangles to help you identify the slope! Remember to simplify!

rise/run

• 1

• 3/4

• 4/3

• -1

Tags

CCSS.8.EE.B.5

Use the triangles to help you identify the slope! Remember to simplify!

rise/run

• 2/3

• 3/4

• 3/2

• 1/3

Tags

CCSS.8.EE.B.5

Which of the following is a true statement about the triangles on the graph?

• The slope of the smaller triangle is smaller than the slope of the larger triangle.

• The slope of the larger triangle is larger than the slope of the smaller triangle.

• The triangles are congruent triangles.

• The slopes of the two triangles are the same.

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CCSS.8.EE.B.6

Any slope triangle used to find the slope of a given line will

• vary.

• be similar.

• be an isosceles triangle.

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CCSS.8.EE.B.6

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.

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CCSS.8.EE.B.6

When given two similar triangles on the same line, they will ALWAYS have the same _______________?

• y-intercept

• x

• slope

• y

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CCSS.8.EE.B.6

Find the slope of the line using slope triangles

• 1

• 4

• Undefined

• 0

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CCSS.8.EE.B.5

Find the slope of the line using slope triangles

• A

• B

• C

• D

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CCSS.8.EE.B.5