Slope of a Line Introduction

The rate of change of the green line is ​ (a)   .

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• 5
• 2
• 10

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The ____ line represents the more expensive ride.

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The slope represents ...

• the difference of the y-values over the difference of the x-values

• the rate of change

• how much something costs

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• the second point
• a slope of 2
• the first point

Using the points from the beginning of the video, (10, 20) and (15, 30), we can say that y₂ = ​ (a)   , y₁ = ​ (b)   , x₂ = ​ (c)   , and x₁ = ​ (d)   .

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• 15
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What are the ways to express the slope?

• The change in y over the change in x

• The change in x over the change in y

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A slope that goes up from left to right is ​ (a)   . A slope that goes down from left to right is ​ (b)   . The slope of a horizontal line is ​ (c)   . The slope of a vertical line is ​ (d)   .

• positive
• negative
• zero
• undefined
• flat
• steep
• slanted

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Categorize the following slopes.

Groups:

(a) Positive

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(b) Negative

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(c) Zero

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(d) Undefined

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