Slope from a Graph of Similar Triangles

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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CCSS.8.EE.B.6

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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CCSS.8.EE.B.5

Select the triangle that could lie on a line with a slope of 3/2.

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CCSS.8.EE.B.6

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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CCSS.8.EE.B.6

What slope formula could you use to find the slope of this table?

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CCSS.8.EE.B.5

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

• none of the above

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CCSS.8.EE.B.5

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

• none of the above

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CCSS.8.EE.B.5

What is the slope between these two points? Simplify your answer.

• 1/2

• 2/4

• 2/1

• 4/2

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CCSS.8.EE.B.5

What is the slope between these two points?

• 0

• Undefined

• -4.5

• -5.5

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CCSS.8.EE.B.5

What is the slope of the table?

• $0.99 per song

• $2.97 per song

• $1.98 per song

• Undefined

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CCSS.HSF.LE.B.5