5.

1 Rate of Change and

Slope
Objective: SWBAT determine the
slope of a line given a graph or two
ordered pairs.
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The diagram at the right shows the
side view of a ski lift.
1. What is the vertical change from:
a. A to B? 10 feet
b. B to C? 40 feet
c. C to D? 10 feet
2. What is the horizontal change from:
a. A to B? 30 feet3. Find the ratio of the vertical change to the
b. B to C? 30 feet horizontal change for each section of the ski
lift.
c. C to D 30 feet A 1 B 4 C 1
= ; = ; =
B 3 C 3 D 3

4. Which section is the steepest? B to C

 Rate of Change
change in the dependent variable
Rate of change  change in the independen t variable

What is the rate of change for the data

to the left?
change of dependent = $15
change of independent = 1 day
$15 = $15/day
1 day

What does the rate of change mean?

It cost $15 more to rent a computer
each day.
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Cedar Point, OH

Ghost Rider Superman

Knott’s Berry Farm 6 Flags Magic Xcelerator
Mountain Knott’s Berry Farm

How steep is the steepest roller coaster?

These are
completely
Son of Beast
vertical!
King’s Island, OH
 Imagine a roller coaster
moving from LEFT to RIGHT
There are four different
kinds of slope the coaster
could encounter...
And 2 Special Cases…
The
impossibly
The zero-fun scary
coaster coaster

What kind
of slope
are they?
 Aw!
That’s
zero fun!
 That’s a really
scary coaster,
so the slope is…
 For the following slides,
call out whether the slope is
positive, negative, zero, or
undefined.

Wait for the count of3 before you say your

answer!
ne
g ati
v e
po
si
ti
ve
zero
undefined
How do you calculate the slope
of a line?

1. Pick two points on the line

2. Calculate “rise over run”
3. Determine the sign
Start with 2 points on
gridline intersections
 How do you calculate the
slope of a line?
Vertical change
m =
Slope
Horizontal change

Rise
OR... m =
Slope
Run

Run Rise
 What sign is it?
Show me!

Look to see if the slope is

increasing

Or decreasing
 Model # 1: Watch me do the
Step 1:three
Choose 2
steps
points
Step 2:
Rise
Slope =
Run Run = 1

e
itiv
Rise = 2
Step 3: po s 2+
Rise
Determine m=2
the sign 1
Run
 Model # 2: Watch me do the
Step 1:three
Choose 2
steps
points
Step 2:
Rise
Slope =
Run Run = 3
neg
ativ Rise = 1
e
Step 3:
Determine 1
Rise
-
m = 1/3
the sign 3
Run
Practice # 3: Find the slope of this line

Run = 2
Rise = 3 Rise
Run

+3
m
2
Practice # 4: Find the slope of this line

neg
at ive Run = 3

Rise = 1
Rise
Run

1
m
3
 Slope Formula
y 2  y1 x1 y1 x2 y2
m 5. Given (5, -3) and (-4, 2), find
x2  x1 the slope of the line.

m = 2  ( 3)  5
45 9
 Slope Formula
y 2  y1 x1 y1 x2 y2
m 6. Given (0, -2) and (4, -2), find
x2  x1 the slope of the line.

m =  2  ( 2 )  0  0
40 4
 Tell your partner...
What are the steps to find the slope of
a line from a graph?

Calculate Look at the

rise over run. line to see if
the slope is
positive or
negative.
 Wrap Up
• Rate of Change (includes units)
• Slope
rise   y1
y
m 2

run 
– Positive x2  x1
– Negative
– Zero
– Undefined
HW: P. 234 #1-29 odd, 75-85 odd
DLUQ: What’s the difference between slope and rate
of change?
 Before you leave:
1. What type of slope is shown? (Positive, negative,
zero or undefined?)

2. What would a slope of -1/2 look like? (Uphill,

downhill, steep, shallow)

3. What is the slope of the line above?