Functions & Slope Review

What is the 1st step to finding the slope from a graph?

• Find two points A (left) and B (right) on the graph.

• RUN from point A to point B and count it.

• RISE from point A to point B count it out.

Find the slope of the line.

• -2
• 2
• -1
• 1

Find the slope (a)  

• -5/3
• -3/5
• 5/3
• 3/5

At what rate did the rain fall? (a)  

• 2 cm per hour
• 1/4 cm per hour
• 1/2 cm per hour
• 4 cm per hour

Find the slope

• 5/2
• -5/2
• 2/5
• -2/5

What is the slope of the line?

• 0

Find the slope of the line.

• -2/1
• 2/1
• -1/2
• 1/2

What type of slope?

• negative
• positive
• zero slope
• downward slope

What is the slope in the picture?

• Positive
• Negative
• Zero
• Undefined

Find the slope of the line.

Simplify if needed

• -2

• 2

• -1

• 1

Answer explanation

If you picked -2 then the reason it is wrong is because the slope is -2/2

Which SIMPLIFIES to -1

because -2 divided by 2 = -1

Reading the slope left to right

--> the slope goes DOWN