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Finding the Slope of a Line

Grade 645 min

Learning Objective

I can determine the slope of a line by identifying two points on the line and calculating the rise over run.

Lesson Flow

Watch Video

5 min

How to find the slope between two points

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Practice

14 min

7 questions • Short answer

Exit Ticket

5 min

“Given the points (1, 2) and (4, 5), calculate the slope of the line that passes through these points. Show your work. Calculate the slope of the line that passes through the points (-2, 3) and (3, -1). Show your work. ”

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