Slope from Two Points Practice
Practice calculating the slope of a line given two points on the coordinate plane.
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Slope from Two Points Practice
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Read each question carefully and calculate the slope of the line passing through the given two points. Show your work where necessary.
1. Find the slope of the line that passes through the points (3, 5) and (7, 13).
2. Calculate the slope of the line passing through (-2, 6) and (4, -3).
3. What is the slope of the line connecting (1, 10) and (5, 2)?
4. The slope of a horizontal line is .
5. The slope of a vertical line is .
6. If a line rises from left to right, its slope is .
7. A line passing through (0, 0) and (5, 5) has a slope of 1.
True
False
8. The slope formula is (y2 - y1) / (x2 - x1).
True
False
9. Which of the following pairs of points would result in a negative slope?
(1, 2) and (3, 4)
(5, 1) and (2, 7)
(0, 0) and (10, 0)
(-3, -2) and (-1, 0)
10. A line passes through points (2, y) and (6, 10). If the slope of the line is 2, what is the value of y?
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4
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11. Plot the points (1, 2) and (4, 8) on the graph below. Draw a line connecting them and then calculate the slope.
Calculate the slope: