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Calculating the Slope: Key Concepts and Applications

Calculating the Slope: Key Concepts and Applications

Assessment

Interactive Video

Mathematics

6th - 10th Grade

Practice Problem

Medium

CCSS
8.EE.B.5, HSF-LE.A.1B

Standards-aligned

Created by

Sophia Harris

Used 2+ times

FREE Resource

Standards-aligned

CCSS.8.EE.B.5
,
CCSS.HSF-LE.A.1B

10 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What does the 'rise' in the slope formula represent?

The change in x-values

The sum of y-values

The sum of x-values

The change in y-values

Tags

CCSS.8.EE.B.5

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How is the slope (m) calculated?

Run divided by rise

Sum of x-values divided by sum of y-values

Change in x divided by change in y

Change in y divided by change in x

Tags

CCSS.8.EE.B.5

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Given points (2, 5) and (4, -7), what is the first step to find the slope?

Add the x-values

Subtract the y-values

Divide the x-values

Multiply the coordinates

Tags

CCSS.8.EE.B.5

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the slope of the line passing through points (2, 5) and (4, -7)?

-12

6

-6

12

Tags

CCSS.HSF-LE.A.1B

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

For points (2, 5) and (4, -7), what is the value of Δx?

-4

4

-2

2

Tags

CCSS.8.EE.B.5

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What happens to the slope when the line is horizontal?

It is positive

It is negative

It is undefined

It is zero

Tags

CCSS.8.EE.B.5

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the slope of the line passing through points (2, 3) and (2, -4)?

Undefined

-1

0

1

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