Types of Slope
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Objective
I can determine if a line has a positive, negative, zero, or undefined slope from a graph.
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Warm-up video
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Key concepts
3 concepts
- 1
A slope describes the steepness of a line.
- 2
Slope, represented by the letter m, is calculated as rise over run, which is the change in y over the change in x.
- 3
A line that goes up from left to right has a positive slope, a line that goes down from left to right has a negative slope, a horizontal line has a zero slope, and a vertical line has an undefined slope.
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Practice
12 questions
What does the slope of a line describe?
A line on a graph goes upwards as you move from left to right. What type of slope does this line have?
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Exit ticket
Quick comprehension check
“Describe the type of slope (positive, negative, zero, or undefined) for a line that goes down as you move from left to right on a graph.”
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