Finding the Slope of a Line

Finding the Slope of a Line

Grade 6 · Math · 45 min

What's Included

Learning Objective

I can find the slope of a line using the formula (y₂ - y₁) / (x₂ - x₁).

Warm-Up Video

Khan Academy · 4:40

Finding the slope of a line from its graph | Algebra I | Khan Academy

Practice Questions

7 questions · Short answer

Exit Ticket

Quick comprehension check

Given the points (3, 5) and (7, 9), calculate the slope of the line using the formula (y₂ - y₁) / (x₂ - x₁). Show all work. Calculate the slope of the line that passes through the points (2, 4) and (6, 10) using the formula (y₂ - y₁) / (x₂ - x₁). Show all work.

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