Objective

Thestudentwillbeableto:
find the slope of a line given 2 points and
a graph.

SOL: A.6a
Designed by Skip Tyler, Varina HS and Vicki Hiner, Godwin HS
 Whatisthemeaningofthissign?

1. IcyRoadAhead
2. SteepRoadAhead
3. CurvyRoadAhead
4. TrucksEntering
HighwayAhead
 Whatdoesthe7%mean?
7%istheslopeoftheroad.
Itmeanstheroaddrops7feet
verticallyforevery100feet
horizontally.
7% 7feet

100feet

So,whatisslope???
Slopeisthesteepnessofaline.
Slopecanbeexpresseddifferentways:
( y2 y1 ) rise vertical change
m
( x2 x1 ) run horizontal change

Alinehasapositiveslopeifitis
goinguphillfromlefttoright.
Alinehasanegativeslopeifitis
goingdownhillfromlefttoright.
1)Determinetheslopeoftheline.

Whengiventhegraph,itiseasiertoapply
riseoverrun.
 Determinetheslopeoftheline.
Startwiththelowerpointandcounthow
muchyouriseandruntogettotheother
point!
rise 3 1
= =
6 run 6 2
3
Noticetheslopeispositive
ANDthelineincreases!
 2)Findtheslopeofthelinethatpasses
throughthepoints(2,2)and(4,1).
Whengivenpoints,itiseasiertousetheformula!
( y2 y1 )
m
( x2 x1 )
y2istheycoordinateofthe2ndorderedpair(y2=1)
y1istheycoordinateofthe1storderedpair(y1=2)
(1 (2)) (1 2) 3 1
m
(4 (2)) (4 2) 6 2
DidyounoticethatExample#1and
Example#2werethesameproblem
writtendifferently?

(2,2)and(4,1)
6
1
3 slope
2

Youcandotheproblemseitherway!
Whichonedoyouthinkiseasiest?
 Findtheslopeofthelinethatpasses
through(3,5)and(1,4).
1. 4
2. 4
3.
4.
3)Findtheslopeofthelinethatgoes
throughthepoints(5,3)and(2,1).
y2 y1 1 3
m m
x2 x1 25

1 3 2
m m
2 (5) 7
Determinetheslopeofthelineshown.

1. 2
2.
3.
4. 2
 Determinetheslopeoftheline.
-1
Findpointsonthegraph.
2
Usetwoofthemand
applyriseoverrun.

rise 2
2
run 1
Thelineisdecreasing(slopeisnegative).
Whatistheslopeofahorizontalline?

Thelinedoesntrise!
0
m 0
number
Allhorizontallineshaveaslopeof0.
 Whatistheslopeofaverticalline?

Thelinedoesntrun!
number
m undefined
0
Allverticallineshaveanundefinedslope.
 Remembertheword
VUXHOY
Verticallines
Undefinedslope
X=number;Thisistheequationoftheline.
Horizontallines
Ozeroistheslope
Y=number;Thisistheequationoftheline.
Drawalinethroughthepoint(2,0)
thathasaslopeof3.
1.Graphtheorderedpair(2,0).
1
2.From(2,0),applyriseover
3 run(write3asafraction).
3.Plotapointatthislocation.
4.Drawastraightlinethrough
thepoints.
 Theslopeofalinethatgoesthrough
thepoints(r,6)and(4,2)is4.Findr.
Tosolvethis,plugthegiven
informationintotheformula
( y2 y1 )
m .
(x2 x1 )

26
4
4r
Tosolveforr,simplifyandwriteas
aproportion.

26 4 4
4
4r 1 4r
Crossmultiply.
4 4

1 4r
1(4)= 4(4r)
 Simplifyandsolvetheequation.
1(4)=4(4r)
4=164r
1616
20=4r
44
5=r
Theorderedpairsare(5,6)and(4,2)