Question2 Theme Transition Slideshow COUNTING RISE OVER RUN To determine the slope of the line, count and record the rise over run! 10 801 9 2 -10-8-6-4-2 -2 4 -6 RISE: 2 4 6 8 10 RUN: CO -10 Open in a
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STEP 1
What is this asking?
We need to find the slope of the line shown on the graph, using the "rise over run" method.
Watch out!
Be careful with the signs of the rise and run!
A downward movement is a negative rise, and a leftward movement is a negative run.
STEP 2
1. Find the rise.
2. Find the run.
3. Calculate the slope.
STEP 3
Alright, let's **start** with the **rise**!
This is the vertical change between the two points.
We're going from a y-value of down to a y-value of .
STEP 4
Think of it like this: We're starting at on the y-axis and moving down to .
How much do we move?
Well, that's down to , and then another down to .
That's a total downward movement of .
Since we're moving *downwards*, our **rise** is actually .
STEP 5
Now for the **run**!
This is the horizontal change between the two points.
We're starting at an x-value of and going to an x-value of .
STEP 6
Visualize it: We're moving from to on the x-axis.
That's like moving units to get to , and then more units to get to .
So, we're moving a total of units to the *right*.
Our **run** is .
STEP 7
Remember, the **slope** is just the **rise** divided by the **run**.
We found our **rise** to be and our **run** to be .
STEP 8
So, our **slope** is:
STEP 9
We can simplify this fraction by dividing both the numerator and denominator by : So, our **final slope** is !
STEP 10
The slope of the line is .
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