Slopes 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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What formula could you use to find the slope between these two points?

• none of the above

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Use the formula to find the slope between the two points. (-1, -9) and (-4, -7)

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Use the formula to find the slope between the two points. (4, -3) and (7, -3)

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Use the formula to find the slope between the two points. (-2, 7) and (3, 8)

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Use the formula to find the slope between the two points. (-1, -2) and (8, -3)

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

• 2/11

• 13/2

• 3/10

• 11/2

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Find the slope of the line that passes through:
(5, -10) and (5, -4)

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• 0

• - 14/10

• 10/14

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