Exploring Slope

Question 1

Use the values in the table to determine the slope.

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Three-halves

Question 2

What is true about the graph?

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all y values are the same

Question 3

Use the graph to find the slope.What is the runner’s speed? minutes per mile

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8

Question 4

Which linear functions represent a slope of 4? Check all that apply.

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A 2-column table with 4 rows. Column 1 is labeled x with entries 3, 6, 9, 12. Column 2 is labeled y with entries negative 11, 1, 13, 25.; On a coordinate plane, a line goes through points (2, 0) and (3, 4).

Question 5

What can you conclude about the slope of the values in the table? Check all that apply.

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The slope is undefined.; The graph will be a vertical line.

Question 6

What is the slope? What is true about the graph?

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0; Selection 1: 0; Selection 2: all y values are the same

Question 7

Willa says the slope of the graph is . What error did she make when finding the slope?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

She counted the squares instead of using the scale.

Question 8

Is Garrett’s slope correct? If not, identify his error?

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No. He should have put the x values in the denominator and the y values in the numerator.

Question 9

Corey walked three blocks east and then six blocks north. All the blocks were the same length. What is the value of the slope of the line from where Corey began walking to where he finished?

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2

Question 10

A line passes through the point (0, 1) and has a positive slope. Which of these points could that line NOT pass through? Check all that apply.

Revolt · Accepted Answer

(–3, 1); (5, –2)

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