Initial
Practice: Calculating the Slope
Complete the three questions for this practice. Please write
your answers on a piece of scrap paper. When you are done, check
your answers with the solution provided.
- What is the slope of the line connecting
the points (0, 3) and (8, 5)?
- Calculate the slope of the line given
in the figure below.
- In the figure below, which line (A,
B, or C) has the slope with the largest value? Which one has
the slope with the smallest value?
[solution to practice]