Slope

Slope and Rate of change

Slope is the ______ of change in a relationship.

• Rate

• Graph

• Finding

A________ slope DECREASES from left to right

• Positive

• Negative

• undefined

A __________ slope is a vertical line

• undefined

• positive

• negative

A ________slope is a horizontal line

• Positive

• Negative

• Zero

Find the rate of change

• 3

• -3

• -1/3

• 1/3

What number should be put in the denominator for the X value?

• 4

• 2

What number should be put in the denominator for the X value?

• 4

• 2

What is the slope?

Mathematical Equivalence

ON

Slope is determined by counting from one point to another using

• run/rise

• left/right

• rise/run

• up/down

What is the slope of this line?

• 1

• 4/2 = 2/1

• 2/4 = 1/2

• -1/2