Slope is the measure of the "steepness" of a line

How much a line changes UP or DOWN as it moves from left to right

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Define Slope

Slope Formulas

Movement RIGHT is positive

Movement LEFT is negative

​Run

Movement UP is positive

Movement DOWN is negative

Rise

Movement Positive or Negative

Count the rise and the run between 2 points on the line

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​Finding the slope from a graph

Pick ANY point on the line to be point one

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​Finding the slope from a graph

Pick ANOTHER point on the line to be point two

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​Finding the slope from a graph

COUNT the movement Up (+) or down (-) from point 1 to point 2

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​Finding the slope from a graph

COUNT the movement right (+) or left (-) from point 1 to point 2

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​Finding the slope from a graph

Put numbers together in fraction form and reduce


LEAVE IMPROPER!!

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​Finding the slope from a graph

Positive: When counting from point 1 to point 2

Movement for positive slope

Negative: When counting from point 1 to point 2

Movement for negative slope