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The Slope Formula and the Four Kinds of Slope Worksheet with Answer Key

6 problems on the slope formula and the four kinds of slope: positive, negative, zero and undefined, with decimal points, sign questions, a student's mistake, stacked paper cups, and a point moving closer. 2 pages, with a worked answer key.

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  1. Find the slope of the line through each pair of points and say if it rises, falls, is horizontal or vertical:
    (3, −2) and (7, 10)(−5, 4) and (1, −8)(−2, −7) and (8, −3)(6, −1) and (−3, −1)(−4, 9) and (−4, −2)
  2. Find the slope through each pair of points, working out top and bottom first:
  3. Without numbers, decide if the slope is positive, negative, zero or undefined.
  4. Find what went wrong in a student's slope calculation and fix it.
  5. Word problem: the height of a stack of paper cups, from two points.
  6. Find the slope of a line through (2, 1) and a second point as it moves.

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