5.1.4 The Slope Formula - Worksheet
Example 1:
Find the slope of the line that contains each pair of points.
1. (3, 6) and (6, 9)
2. (2, 7) and (4, 4)
3. ( − 1, − 5) and ( − 9, − l)
Example 2:
Each graph or table shows a linear relationship. Find the slope.
4.
5.
x y 0 25 2 45 4 65 6 85
y
(4, 2)
2
x
0
2
4
(–2, –1)
–2
Example 3:
Find the slope of each line. Then tell what the slope represents.
6.
7.
Peanut Butter
Total Pay
(4860, 9)
4 2 1 3 5 6 7 8 9
100 120 140 160 180
(12, 160)
80 40 20 60
(4, 80)
(1620, 3)
0
0
2000 4000
2 4 6 8 10 12
Peanuts
Time worked (h)
Example 4:
Find the slope of the line described by each equation.
8. 8 x + 2 y = 96
9. 5 x = 90 − 9 y
10. 5 y = 160 + 9 x
257
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