Slope Jeopardy

Finding Slope Given Two Points

100

Find the slope of the line containing the points (2,5) and (7,9)

The slope is ⁴/₅

200

Find the slope of the line containing the following points (3,7) and (5,2)

The slope is ^-5/₂

300

Find the slope of the line containing the following points (-2,5) and (4,7).

The slope is ²/₆ = ¹/₃

400

Find the slope of the line containing the following points (3,5) and (7,5).

The slope is 0. (⁰/₄ -- zero divided by any number will be zero!)

500

Find the slope of a line containing the following points (3,9) and (3,4).

The slope is undefined. (^-5/₀ -- cannot divide by zero!)

Finding Slope from a Table

100

x   y

3   5

4   7

5   9

Find the slope of the line from the table.

The slope is 2

200

x     y

-1   1

1    7

3   13

Find the slope of the line from the table.

The slope is 3.

300

x    y

0    1

-1   3

-2   5

Find the slope of the line from the table.

The slope is -2.

400

x    y

1    4

2   -2

3   -8

Find the slope of the line from the table.

The slope is -6

500

x   y

4   8

3   6

2   4

Find the slope of the line from the table.

The slope is 2

Slope Vocabulary Words

100

Define Slope

The steepness of a line.

200

Define Function

A relation in which each input has exactly one output.

300

List the FOUR different types of slope.

positive, negative, zero and undefined

400

What is another term used to describe slope?

Any of these are correct:

constant rate of change, rise over run, unit rate, or constant of proportionality

500

What is the relationship between an independent and a dependent variable?

The dependent variable (y) is the variable that changes in response to the independent variable (x).

Writing Line Equations

100

Write an equation for a line with a slope of 2.

y = 2x

200

Write the equation for a line with a slope of 1.9

y= 1.9x

300

Write the equation of the line where m = ¹/₅

y = ¹/₅x

400

Write the equation of a line with an undefined slope

x = "any number"

500

Write an equation of a line with a slope of 0.

y = "any number"

Identifying Slope

100

Identify the slope of the following line y = 4x.

The slope is 4.

200

Identify the slope of the following line y = ^-9/₂x.

The slope is ^-9/₂.

300

What is the slope of a line that has a run of 6 and rise of 4?

⁴/₆ = ²/₃

400

Identify the rate of change (the slope) from this statement: "Marsha is driving 50 miles per hour."

The rate of change is 50.

500

Identify the rate of change (the slope) from this statement: "Miguel earns $25 for each driveway he shovels."

The rate of change is 25.