Unit 4 Section 8 Slope.notebook
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Graphing Linear Functions with SLOPE
Unit 4
Jan 28­1:45 PM
Vocabulary
Slope: The ratio of the change in the y to the change in the x.
The Slope Formula:
Remember: Slope is fun! It‛s __________ over ____________!
Jan 28­1:46 PM
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Find the slope of the line.
Positive Slope
Negative Slope
Zero Slope
Undefined Slope
Special Slopes: The slope of a horizontal line is always = ___________________
The slope of a vertical line is always = _____________________
Aug 7­10:31 AM
1.) Find the slope of a hill that rises 25 feet
for every horizontal change of 80 feet.
You can also find the slope by using coordinates of any two points on a line.
Use this formula.
y2 ­ y1 m = x ­ x 2
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2.) A(1, -3), B(5, 4)
3.) X(4, -3), Y(5, -2)
4.) M(2, 6), N(-1, 6)
Aug 7­10:33 AM
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7.) The bottom of a ladder is placed 4 feet away from a house and it reaches a
height of 16 feet on the side of the house. What is the slope of the ladder?
8.) In a stairway, the slope of the handrail is the ratio of the riser to the tread.
If the tread is 12 inches long and the riser is 8 inches long, find the slope.
Aug 7­10:34 AM
Through the given point, graph a line with the given slope.
a. (1, 2); slope = ‐3/2
b. (3, 4); slope = 0
c. (‐1, 2); slope = 1/2
c. (2, 3); slope = undefined
Aug 7­10:35 AM
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Challenge
Find the value of the missing coordinate using the given slope.
1.) (x, 0), (3, 4) m = 2
2.) (­1, y), (1, ­1) m = 3
Find the slope of a line that contains the given points.
3.) (6t, t), (6r, r)
4.) (n + 3, n), (d + 3, d)
Feb 19­7:04 PM
Homework:
Homework Packet:
page 21, 22 (even numbers only)
and
page 23 (#'s 13­16)
Jan 24­9:32 PM
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