Session 1 Slope & y-Intercept
- Author:
- Misty Gonzales, rrrmcclaran, Tim Brzezinski
Spend a minute moving around the points on the line below to see what happens to the SLOPE.
In your own words, what is the difference between positive and negative slope?
Look at the graph below. How was the slope determined? Why is it negative?
Spend a minute moving the points around on the graph below to see what happens. Can you create a positive slope?
Create a slope triangle that is 5 by 10 ( a rise of 5 and a run of 10).
On your 5 by 10 triangle, why does it say the slope is 1/2 instead of 5/10?
Practice finding the slope of the line below. Click 'Show Hint' if needed. Type your answer with a / for the fractions (For example: 2/5), then click check my answer to see if you got it right. Click new problem and keep practicing.
Use this line to answer the questions below it.
What is the y-intercept for the line above?
Find the slope of the line above. Use the pen tool to show your thinking.
Write the equation for the line above in slope-intercept form (y=mx+b).