Intro to Finding Slope of a Line

The SLOPE of a line is a measure of its...

• steepness

• length

• width

• height

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CCSS.8.EE.B.5

When finding the slope of a line, we sometimes draw __________ between two points to help us count distances.

• right triangles

• parallelograms

• circles

• emojis

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Which line segment is steepest?

• Q

• R

• S

• R and S are the same steepness.

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CCSS.8.EE.B.5

What is the slope of the line segment shown?

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CCSS.8.EE.B.5

Find the slope of the line. (a)  

• 1/2

• -1/2

• 2/1

• -2/1

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CCSS.8.EE.B.5

What is the slope in the equation y=2x + 3?

• 2

• 3

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CCSS.8.EE.B.5

What is the slope of the graph represented by the following equation?

y = ⅕x + 3

• slope = 3

• slope = ⅕

• slope = -⅕

• slope = 5

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CCSS.8.EE.B.5

Find the slope of the line. (a)  

• -5/4

• 5/4

• -4/5

• 4/5

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Find the slope: (a)  

• 3/4

• 4/3

• -3/4

• -4/3

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CCSS.8.EE.B.5

What is the slope of the graph represented by the following equation? y = ⅕x + 3

• slope = 3

• slope = ⅕

• slope = -⅕

• slope = 5

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CCSS.8.EE.B.5