Intro to Finding Slope of a Line

What is the slope?

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CCSS.8.EE.B.5

What is the slope of the line that passes through the points (2, 7) and (8, -5)?

• 2

• -2

• 1/3

• -1/3

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What is the slope of the line passing through the points (3, 7) and (-1, 9)?

• 4

• -4

• 1/2

• -1/2

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CCSS.8.EE.B.5

What is the slope of the line passing through the points (12, 16) and (8, 12)?

• -1

• 1

• 0

• Undefined

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CCSS.8.EE.B.5

To find the slope of a line, you find the rise over the run.

• True

• False

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Find the slope

• 4/5

• 5/4

• -5/4

• -4/5

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Find the slope of the equation.
y = -4x+8

• 4

• -4

• 8

• -8

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CCSS.8.EE.B.5

Determine the slope and y-intercept from the following equation:   y = 3/2x + 3

• slope: 5   y-intercept:  (0,3) 

• slope: 3/2   y-intercept:  (0,3) 

• slope:  4  y-intercept:  (0,3/2)

• slope: 1/5   y-intercept:  (0,5) 

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CCSS.8.EE.B.6

CCSS.8.F.A.3

In the equation y=mx+b, what does the m represent?

• slope

• y-intercept

• linear

• point-slope

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CCSS.8.EE.B.6

CCSS.8.F.A.3

What is the slope of the line represented by the equation y = 3x + 6?

• 6

• 3

• 2

• 1/2

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