TUTOR FOR SLOPE
Aaliyah Fernandez
Definition of Slope
Slope of a line shows how steep a straight line is.
How to get the Slope:
change of y
change in x
How to get the Slope:
change of y
change in x
Examples of Slope
Example 1
3
3
Example 2
4
2
The slope is 2.
Example 3
3
5
The slope is 0.6.
Types of Slope
Positive Slope- is a line that raises from left to right.
Negative Slope- is a line that falls from left to right
Slope of 0- is a line that is horizontal. The answer to this is 0
Undefined Slope- is a line that is vertical. The answer to this is undefined.
Negative Slope- is a line that falls from left to right
Slope of 0- is a line that is horizontal. The answer to this is 0
Undefined Slope- is a line that is vertical. The answer to this is undefined.
Real World Today
Image 1
The slope in this image is the two sides of the mountain valley.
Image 2
The slope in this image is the side of the mountain valley.
Image 3
The slope of this image is the roofs of the house.
Citing Images
Image 1: "Moffat Hills." Flickr. Floato, 28 Sept. 2008. Web. 15 Jan. 2015.
Image 2: "Eastern Slopes." Flickr. Dimitris Kilymis, 22 Apr. 2009. Web. 15 Jan. 2015.
Image 3: "Textured Roof." Flickr. Shawn Harquail, 15 Oct. 2014. Web. 15 Jan. 2015.
Image 2: "Eastern Slopes." Flickr. Dimitris Kilymis, 22 Apr. 2009. Web. 15 Jan. 2015.
Image 3: "Textured Roof." Flickr. Shawn Harquail, 15 Oct. 2014. Web. 15 Jan. 2015.
Information and Graphs
"Gradient (Slope) of a Straight Line." Gradient (Slope) of a Straight Line. N.p., n.d. Web. 13 Jan. 2015.
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