FINDING THE SLOPE

OF A LINE GIVEN TWO

POINTS
BY: MRS. CHARITY GRACE M. CADIENTE
REVIEW: IDENTIFY THE SLOPE AND THE TREND OF
THE LINE IN THE FOLLOWING GRAPH.
REVIEW: IDENTIFY THE SLOPE AND THE TREND OF
THE LINE IN THE FOLLOWING GRAPH.
REVIEW: IDENTIFY THE SLOPE AND THE TREND OF
THE LINE IN THE FOLLOWING GRAPH.
REVIEW: IDENTIFY THE SLOPE AND THE TREND OF
THE LINE IN THE FOLLOWING GRAPH.
TO FIND THE SLOPE OF A LINE
GIVEN TWO POINTS:

𝑦2− 𝑦1
𝑚=
𝑥 2 − 𝑥1
EXAMPLES: FIND THE SLOPE GIVEN TWO
POINTS:
𝑥1 𝑦 1 𝑥 2𝑦 2
1. and
𝑦2− 𝑦1 5
𝑚= 𝑚=
𝑥 2 − 𝑥1 4 +( 2 )
6 −1 5
𝑚= 𝑚= slope
4 − ( −2 ) 6
EXAMPLES: FIND THE SLOPE GIVEN TWO
POINTS:
𝑥1 𝑦 1 𝑥 2𝑦 2
2. and
𝑦2− 𝑦1 0
𝑚= 𝑚=
𝑥 2 − 𝑥1 2+ ( 1 )
5−5 0
𝑚= 𝑚=
2− (− 1 ) 3
𝑚=0
EXAMPLES: FIND THE SLOPE GIVEN TWO
POINTS:
𝑥1 𝑦 1 𝑥 2𝑦 2
3. and
𝑦2− 𝑦1 −5
𝑚= 𝑚=
𝑥 2 − 𝑥1 2+ ( 3 )
− 2− 3 −5
𝑚= 𝑚=
2− (− 3 ) 5
𝑚=−1
EXAMPLES: FIND THE SLOPE GIVEN TWO
POINTS:
𝑥1 𝑦 1 𝑥 2𝑦 2
4. and
𝑦2− 𝑦1 −4
𝑚= 𝑚=
𝑥 2 − 𝑥1 − 2+ ( 2 )
2− 6 −4
𝑚= 𝑚=
− 2− ( −2 ) 0
𝑚=𝑢𝑛𝑑𝑒𝑓𝑖𝑛𝑒𝑑
EXAMPLES: FIND THE SLOPE GIVEN TWO
POINTS:
𝑥1 𝑦 1 𝑥 2𝑦 2
5. and
𝑦2− 𝑦1 − 6+ ( 4 )
𝑚= 𝑚=
𝑥 2 − 𝑥1 5
− 6 −(− 4 ) −2 2
𝑚= 𝑚=
5
𝑜𝑟 𝑚=−
5
5−0
 ASSIGNMENT: FIND THE SLOPE GIVEN
TWO POINTS:
1. and
2. and
3. and
4. and
5. and
 QUIZ: FIND THE SLOPE GIVEN TWO
POINTS:
1. and
2. and
3. and
4. and
5. and