What is the slope formula?

m = (y₂ − y₁) / (x₂ − x₁). Subtract y-coordinates and divide by the difference of x-coordinates.

Does it matter which point I call (x₁, y₁)?

No, as long as you subtract in the same order in both numerator and denominator.

What is the slope of a horizontal line? Vertical?

Horizontal = 0 (no rise). Vertical = undefined (division by zero).

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Name:Date:Class:

1.Find the slope through

(- 3, - 4)

and

(- 2, - 5)

2.Find the slope through

(- 3, 3)

and

(3, 5)

3.Find the slope through

(5, 6)

and

(6, 2)

4.Find the slope through

(- 6, 3)

and

(- 2, 0)

5.Find the slope through

(0, - 6)

and

(1, - 5)

6.Find the slope through

(2, 5)

and

(- 3, - 1)

7.Find the slope through

(- 6, 4)

and

(1, 3)

8.Find the slope through

(- 6, - 4)

and

(- 4, 3)

9.Find the slope through

(2, 0)

and

(4, - 5)

10.Find the slope through

(6, - 2)

and

(5, 6)

11.Find the slope through

(5, 4)

and

(1, - 6)

12.Find the slope through

(- 4, - 1)

and

(- 2, 4)

13.Find the slope through

(3, 6)

and

(6, - 4)

14.Find the slope through

(1, 2)

and

(5, - 4)

15.Find the slope through

(- 4, - 2)

and

(6, 0)

16.Find the slope through

(- 3, 3)

and

(- 4, - 6)

17.Find the slope through

(- 2, - 6)

and

(2, - 3)

18.Find the slope through

(4, 4)

and

(- 1, 6)

19.Find the slope through

(6, 6)

and

(- 1, - 4)

20.Find the slope through

(1, 6)

and

(3, 1)

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Worked Example

Problem: Find the slope through (1, 3) and (5, 11).

m = (11 − 3) / (5 − 1)— Substitute into the formula.
m = 8 / 4— Subtract.
m = 2— Simplify.

Answer: The slope is 2

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