Understanding Slope Using Similar Right Triangles

This video tutorial explains how to prove that every set of points on a line has the same slope using similar right triangles. It introduces the concept of slope as the vertical difference over the horizontal difference, or rise over run, and demonstrates how to calculate slope using right triangles. The tutorial further explains how similar triangles have the same proportions, allowing for the solving of variables in geometric problems. Finally, it concludes with finding a possible equation for a line based on the slope derived from similar triangles.

What is the definition of slope in terms of vertical and horizontal differences?

• Product of vertical and horizontal differences

• Vertical difference over horizontal difference

• Horizontal difference over vertical difference

• Sum of vertical and horizontal differences

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TEKS.MATH.8.4B

How can the slope of a line be visually represented using right triangles?

• By comparing the heights and bases of the triangles

• By comparing the angles of the triangles

• By comparing the hypotenuses of the triangles

• By comparing the perimeters of the triangles

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TEKS.MATH.8.4B

What is the slope of a line if the height of a right triangle is 4 units and the base is 6 units?

• 1/2

• 2/3

• 3/4

• 4/5

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TEKS.MATH.8.4B

If a right triangle on a line has a height of 2 units and a base of 3 units, what is the slope of the line?

• 4/5

• 3/4

• 2/3

• 1/2

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TEKS.MATH.8.4B

What is the slope of a line if a right triangle on the line has a height of 6 units and a base of 9 units?

• 4/5

• 3/4

• 2/3

• 1/2

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TEKS.MATH.7.5A

TEKS.MATH.8.3A

TEKS.MATH.G.7A

Why are all right triangles with their hypotenuses on the same line considered similar?

• Because they have the same area

• Because they have the same side lengths

• Because they have the same perimeter

• Because they have the same angles

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TEKS.MATH.7.5C

What is the ratio of the height to the base of the first triangle given in the problem?

• 5 to 6

• 3 to 4

• 4 to 5

• 2 to 3

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TEKS.MATH.2A.6I

TEKS.MATH.9-12.II.C.1

How do you solve for X in the equation 3/4 = (X-2)/X?

• By adding 4 to both sides

• By subtracting 3 from both sides

• By cross-multiplying and solving for X

• By dividing both sides by 2

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TEKS.MATH.8.8A

What is the value of X when you solve the equation 3X = 4(X-2)?

• 8

• 6

• 9

• 7

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TEKS.MATH.A.2C

What is a possible formula for the line that the triangles rest on?

• y = 5/6 X + b

• y = 2/3 X + b

• y = 3/4 X + b

• y = 4/5 X + b

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TEKS.MATH.A.2C