1. Warm Up
Are the following equations linear? Make a table of at least 4 values to determine if it is linear. Sketch a graph if necessary.
x + y = x – 1 = y
2y = 12 y = -3x - 4

2. Objective The student will be able to:
find the slope of a line given a graph.
Designed by Skip Tyler, Varina HS and Vicki Hiner, Godwin HS
Adapted by Anita Laabs, Lodi MS

3. What is the meaning of this sign?
Icy Road Ahead
Steep Road Ahead
Curvy Road Ahead
Trucks Entering Highway Ahead

4. Slope is the steepness of a line.
What does the 7% mean? 7%
7% is the slope of the road. It means the road drops 7 feet vertically for every 100 feet horizontally.
7 feet
100 feet
So, what is slope???
Slope is the steepness of a line.

5. Slope can be expressed different ways:
rise
vertical change m = =
run
horizontal change
A line has a positive slope if it is going uphill from left to right.
A line has a negative slope if it is
going downhill from left to right.

6. 1) Determine the slope of the line.
When given the graph, it is easier to apply “rise over run”.

7. Determine the slope of the line.
Start with the lower point and count how much you rise and run to get to the other point!
rise 3 = =
run 6 6 3
Notice the slope is positive AND the line increases!

8. Determine the slope of the line shown.-2 -½ 2

9. Determine the slope of the line.-1
Find points on the graph.
Use two of them and apply rise over run. 2
The line is decreasing (slope is negative).

10. Draw a line through the point (2,0) that has a slope of 3.
1. Graph the ordered pair (2, 0).
2. From (2, 0), apply rise over run (write 3 as a fraction).
3. Plot a point at this location.
4. Draw a straight line through the points. 1 3

11. Practice Draw a line that passes through (2,3) and has a slope of 2

12. Find the Slope
Rise 5
Run 3
Slope = 5/3

13. Find the Slope
Rise 3
Run 1
Slope 3/1 = 3