Find Slope Given Two Points

The graph of a line passes through the points (1, 3) and (5, 7).

What is the slope of the line?

Mathematical Equivalence

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What is the slope in simplest form?

• 8

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CCSS.8.EE.B.5

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slope from two points

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4

-9

3

1

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The graph of a line passes through the points (-1, -1) and (-2, -2).

What is the slope of the line?

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-4

4

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What is the slope in simplest form?

• -3

• -1

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CCSS.8.EE.B.5

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

(5, -18), (-10, -12)

• -2/5

• -6/15

• -3/7

• -1/4

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CCSS.8.EE.B.5

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

(-14, -2), (-13, 7)

• 1/9

• 9/1

• -9/1

• 27/9

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CCSS.8.EE.B.5

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

(8, -10), (1, -10 )

• 9/0

• 0/9

• 0

• no slope

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CCSS.8.EE.B.5