Slope of a Line

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Objective

I can find the slope of a line on a graph by making a fraction with the rise on top and the run on the bottom.

Part 1 of 3

Warm-up video

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Part 2 of 3

Practice

6 questions

1

Imagine a line on a graph. If you go up 4 units and then to the right 2 units to get to another point on the line, what is the slope of the line?

2

Draw a line on a graph that goes through the points (1, 1) and (3, 5). What is the rise? What is the run? What is the slope of the line?

Part 3 of 3

Exit ticket

Quick comprehension check

On the graph, a line goes through the points (1, 2) and (3, 6). What is the slope of the line? On the graph, a line goes through the points (2, 5) and (4, 1). What is the slope of the line?

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