Example #2
Find the rate of change of the data in the graph.
−
y
y
vertical change
rise
=
=
=
=
2
1
slope rate of change
*
−
horizontal change
run
x
x
2
1
Example #3
Find the slope of each line.
a)
b)
Example #4
Find the slope of the line through each pair of points.
a) (3, 2) and (5, 10)
b) (-1, 4) and (3, -2)
Example #5
Find the slope of each line.
a)
b)
Closure Question
Draw examples of lines with the following slopes:
positive
negative
zero
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