SLOPE

Vocabulary

100

What's the definition of a slope?

Rise over run 

OR

Seepness of a line

200

What's the equation for slope?

m = y₂ - y₁ / x₂ - x₁

300

What does this mean: y₂ - y₁

The difference in y

400

What does this mean: x₂ - x₁

The difference in x

500

What does m mean?

Measure of steepness

Name the Slope

100

How do we read a slope?

From left to right

200

Which type increases from left to right?

Positive slope

300

What type decreases from left to right?

Negative slope

400

What type contains no rise?

Slope of 0

OR

Horizontal slope

500

What type contains no run?

Undefined

OR

Vertical slope

By Graph

100

http://www.mathplanet.com/education/algebra-1/visualizing-linear-functions/the-slope-of-a-linear-function

-4/4

OR

-1

200

http://www.helpingwithmath.com/by_subject/statistics_probability/sta_rate_of_change8sp3.htm

8/4

OR

2

300

http://www.ducksters.com/kidsmath/slope.php

1

400

Linked

-3/4

500

http://www.mathwarehouse.com/algebra/linear_equation/point-slope-form-of-a-line.php

2/3

Between Two Points

100

(20, 8), (9, 16)

-8/11

200

(1, −19), (−2, −7)

4

300

(19, 3), (20, 3)

0

400

(6, −12), (15, −3)

1

500

(17, −13), (17, 8)

Undefined

About Ms. Foley

100

What is Ms. Foley's favorite color?

Purple

200

Where did Ms. Foley go to college?

Saint Joseph's University

300

How many cats does Ms. Foley have?

2

400

What's Ms. Foley's favorite subject?

Math!

500

Where was Ms. Foley born?

China