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6-1 Slope
Slope is a measure ofsteepness.
The letter “m” isused to represent
slope.
4 Types of Slope
PositiveNegative
Zero
Undefinedor
No Slope
Slope is sometimesreferred to as the
“constant rate of change”between 2 points.
The constant rate of change can be
written as = Change in the Dependent Variable Change in the Independent Variable
Dependent = Y valueIndependent = X value
Since slope is a constant rate of change, always
look for a number or pattern that
repeats.
X Y
1 -4
2 -1
3 2
4 5
So what pattern do you see that the y-values follow? What happens every time? That’s the slope of the table!
If given 2 points on a line, you may findthe slope using theformula m = y2 – y1
x2 – x1
(the change in y divided by the change in x)
The formula may sometimes be written
as m =∆y . ∆x
What does ∆ stand for?change
m = y2 – y1
x2 – x1
Find the slope of the line through the
points (3,7) and (5, 19).x1y1 x2 y2
m = 19 – 7
5 – 3 m = 12 2
m = 6
(3, 4) and (-6, -2)
m = -2 – 4 -6 – 3
m = -6 -9
m = ⅔
m = y2 – y1
x2 – x1
(0, -5) and (4, 3)
m = 3 – -5 4 – 0
m = 8 4
m = 2 or 2/1
m = y2 – y1
x2 – x1
What if thenumerator is 0?
m = 0
What if thedenominator is 0?
m = undefined or no slope
Slope is also found bym = rise
run
If given the graphof a line, find the
slope by using the“triangle” method to
find the rise over run.
rise = 4
run = 5
m= rise
run
m= 4/5
rise = 2
run = -5
m= rise
run
m= - 2/5
Recap today’s lesson:• Slope is the steepness of a line or constant rate of change.
• m represents slope• Slope can be found different ways
• Rise over Run• Y2 – Y1 X2 – X1