Slope of a Line on a Graph

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Objective

I can determine the slope of a line from its graph on the coordinate plane.

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Part 2 of 3

Practice

7 questions

1

Line A passes through the points (1,3) and (5,6). What is the slope of line A? Show your work by identifying the rise and run.

2

Line B passes through the points (-4,2) and (0,-2). Is the slope of line B positive, negative, zero, or undefined? Explain your reasoning.

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Exit ticket

Quick comprehension check

What is the slope of the line that passes through the points (1, 4) and (3, 8)? What is the slope of the line that passes through the points (-2, 3) and (2, -5)? What is the slope of the line that passes through the points (-1, -1) and (4, -1)?

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