Finding the Slope of a Line

Grade 645 minutes

Learning Objective

I can determine the slope of a line by identifying two points on the line and calculating the rise over run.

Practice Questions

This lesson includes 7 practice questions to reinforce learning.

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1. Define slope in your own words and explain what "rise over run" means.

2. Given the points (2, 3) and (5, 7), calculate the slope of the line that passes through these points.

3. If the coordinates of two points are (1, -2) and (4, 1), what is the rise and what is the run between these points?

...and 4 more questions

Educational Video

How to find the slope between two points

Brian McLogan

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