Posted: April 24, 2020
Section 6.1 What is Slope?
Watch the following videos. They will offer an explanation of slope and the various formulae used to calculate slope.
Slope is the numerical representation of the steepness of a line (think of a ramp, staircase or road). It is the vertical distance between two points on a line compared to the horizontal distance between the same two points. It can be represented as a fraction or decimal.
Watch the following videos to see examples of the calculation of slope.
Once you have watched the videos, open the attachment below. It includes additional explanation and practice questions for the calculation of slope (Answers are included as well).
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 finance_110_slope_section_6.1.pdf | 7.7 MB |