Finding The Slope of a Line Alabama Learning 找到一条直线的斜坡阿拉巴马州的学习.pptVIP

Finding The Slope of a Line Jennifer Prince 6/18/03 Slopes are commonly associated with mountains. The slope we are studying is associated with the graph of a line. Definitions of Slope The tilt or inclination of a line The ratio of vertical change to horizontal change. The change in y over the change in x Tilt or Inclination Vertical ChangeHorizontal Change This ratio is also known as Rise Run How many points do you need to draw a line? One Two Three Graph (3,2) and (-1,-1) Draw a line through the points. Now that we have our line lets find its slope. Vertical Changeor the Rise Hori