Finding the Slope of a Line

Finding the Slope of a Line

Grade Unknown Grade · Math · 45 min

What's Included

Learning Objective

I can calculate 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 (4, 8) and (10, 12), 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 (1, -3) and (7, 5) using the formula (y₂ - y₁) / (x₂ - x₁). Show all work.

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