Find Slope
Types of Slope
Write the Equation of the Line
Find Slope
Undefined or 0 Slope
100
(9, 10) and (1, 15)
What is -5/8
100
Goes down from left to right on the graph.
What is negative slope
100

Write the equation of a line with a slope of 2 and y-intercept of -5.

What is y = 2x - 5

100
(4, 10) and (2,5)
What is 5/2
100
(2,3) and (2, -4)
What is undefined
200
(10, 7) and (1,2)
What is 5/9
200
A horizontal line
What is 0 slope
200

Write the equation of the line with a slope of -1/2 and y intercept of 12.

What is y = -1/2x + 12

200
(5,6) and (10,9)
What is 3/5
200
(1, -4) and (2, -4)
What is 0
300
(2,1) and (6,2)
What is 1/4
300
A vertical line
What is undefined slope
300

Write an equation of the line that passes through the points (-3, 4) and (2, -1).

y = -x + 1

300
(10,10) and (4,3)
What is 7/6
300
(9, 3) and (9, -5)
What is undefined
400
(7,6) and (1,5)
What is 1/6
400
Goes from the bottom left up to the right
What is positive slope
400

Write the equation of the line that passes through the points (0, 3) and (2, 5)

 y = x + 3

400
(1,1) and (8,10)
What is 9/7
400
(5, -2) and (4, -2)
What is 0
500
(1,6) and (8,3)
What is -3/7
500
rise / run
What is slope
500

Write the equation of the line through the points (-2, 4) and (3, -1).

 y = -x + 2

500
(2,7) and (6,2)
What is -5/4
500

Explain how you know if the slope is undefined or zero.  

If the numerator is zero, slope is zero.  If the denominator is zero, the slope is undefined. 

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