Slope from Two Points
Practice calculating the slope of a line given two points on a coordinate plane.
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Slope from Two Points
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Read each question carefully and calculate the slope of the line passing through the given two points. Show your work.
1. Find the slope of the line passing through the points (2, 3) and (6, 5).
2. Calculate the slope of the line connecting (-1, 4) and (3, 2).
3. What is the slope of a line that passes through (0, 0) and (4, 8)?
1/2
2
-2
-1/2
4. The formula for slope (m) given two points (x1, y1) and (x2, y2) is m = .
5. A horizontal line has a slope of .
6. A vertical line has an undefined slope.
True
False
7. The slope of a line passing through (1, 1) and (5, 5) is 0.
True
False
8. Plot the points (1, 2) and (4, 5) on the graph below. Draw a line connecting them and then calculate the slope.