Slope of a Line

Find the slope of the line.

• 1/2

• -1/2

• 2

• -2

What does the slope represent in this situation?

• The sloth runs 1 feet in 3 minutes

• The sloth runs 3 feet in 1 minute

• The sloth runs fast

• The sloth runs 6 feet in 1 minute

Which runner was faster?

• Runner A

• Runner B

What is Billy's rate of change from 70 to 100 seconds?

• 4 meters per second

• 3 meters per second

• 5.33 meters per second

• 1.6 meters per second

What type of slope?

• negative

• steep

• undefined

• zero slope

Who has the greater slope?

• Tyler has the greater slope with 2/3

• Aubri has the greater slope with 3/2

• Tyler has the greater slope with 3/2

• They have the same slope.

Who has the greater slope?

• Smith has the greater slope with 5/4

• Harmon has the greater slope with 7/2

• Smith has the greater slope with 4/5

• They have the same slope.

Equation A:   y = 2x + 3
Equation B:   y = 3x - 3
Which equation has a higher slope? 

• Equation A

• Equation B

• They have the same slope

Who has the greater rate of change?

• Troy has the greater rate of change.

• Lucy has the greater rate of change 

• They have the same rate of change

What is the slope for Function C?

• -2

• 1/2

• 3

• 0