Slope Formula from Two Points

What is the slope of the line graphed below? Simplify your answer. Be careful of the scale on the y-axis!

• 30/3 = 10/1 = 10

• 3/30 = 1/10

• 3/3 = 1

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CCSS.8.EE.B.5

Which of the following is true about the triangles shown 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.

• The slopes of the two triangles are the same.

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CCSS.8.EE.B.6

Explain whether or not the triangles shown could lie on the same line.

• Yes, because their slopes both simplify to -6.

• Yes, because their slopes both simplify to 1/6.

• No, because -72/12 is not the same as -144/24

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CCSS.8.EE.B.6

What is the slope of the table?

• $0.99 per song

• $2.97 per song

• $1.98 per song

• Undefined

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CCSS.HSF.LE.B.5

Find the slope of the line that passes through:
(6,7) and (4,2)

• 2/5

• -5/2

• 5/2

• -1/2

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CCSS.8.EE.B.5

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

• 1/5

• -1/5

• 5

• -5

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CCSS.8.EE.B.5

Find the slope given these points:

(1,2) & (3,4)

• 1

• 2

• -1

• -2

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CCSS.8.EE.B.5

Find the slope given these points:

(4,-4) & (2,0)

• -2

• 2

• 1/2

• -1/2

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CCSS.8.EE.B.5

• 9/1

• 5/1

• -9/1

• -5/5

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CCSS.7.NS.A.1C

Calculate the slope of the line that passes through the

points (1, -8) and (-3, 0).

• 4

• -1

• -2

• 6

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CCSS.8.EE.B.5