{"id":8907,"date":"2017-05-26T16:42:28","date_gmt":"2017-05-26T16:42:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/prealgebra\/?post_type=chapter&p=8907"},"modified":"2019-05-24T20:53:08","modified_gmt":"2019-05-24T20:53:08","slug":"understand-slope-of-a-line","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/csn-prealgebra\/chapter\/understand-slope-of-a-line\/","title":{"raw":"Introduction to Identifying and Using Slope","rendered":"Introduction to Identifying and Using Slope"},"content":{"raw":"

What you'll learn to do: Identify and use slope when solving applications<\/h2>\r\n\"\"<\/a>\r\n\r\nAs we\u2019ve been graphing linear equations, we\u2019ve seen that some lines slant up as they go from left to right and some lines slant down. Some lines are very steep and some lines are flatter. What determines whether a line slants up or down, and if its slant is steep or flat?\r\n\r\nThe steepness of the slant of a line is called the slope of the line. The concept of slope has many applications in the real world. The pitch of a roof and the grade of a highway or wheelchair ramp are just some examples in which you literally see slopes. And when you ride a bicycle, you feel the slope as you pump uphill or coast downhill.\r\n\r\nBefore you get started in this module, try a few practice problems and review\u00a0prior\u00a0concepts.\r\n
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Readiness Quiz<\/h3>\r\n1)\r\n\r\n[ohm_question]146163[\/ohm_question]\r\n\r\nIf you missed this problem, review the following video.\r\n\r\nhttps:\/\/youtu.be\/eF_jiZvb79w\r\n\r\n2)\r\n\r\n[ohm_question]146485[\/ohm_question]\r\n\r\n3)\r\n\r\n[ohm_question]146487[\/ohm_question]\r\n\r\nIf you missed either of these problems, review the video below.\r\n\r\nhttps:\/\/youtu.be\/fcVnwjBgDmk\r\n\r\n4)\r\n\r\n[ohm_question]146162[\/ohm_question]\r\n\r\nIf you missed this problem, review this example.\r\n
\r\n\r\nWhich of the following fractions are equivalent to [latex]\\Large\\frac{7}{-8}?[\/latex]\r\n\r\n[latex]\\Large\\frac{-7}{-8},\\frac{-7}{8},\\frac{7}{8},-\\frac{7}{8}[\/latex]\r\n[reveal-answer q=\"417548\"]Show Solution[\/reveal-answer]\r\n[hidden-answer a=\"417548\"]\r\n\r\nSolution:\r\nThe quotient of a positive and a negative is a negative, so [latex]\\Large\\frac{7}{-8}[\/latex] is negative. Of the fractions listed, [latex]\\Large\\frac{-7}{8}\\normalsize\\text{and}-\\Large\\frac{7}{8}[\/latex] are also negative.\r\n\r\n[\/hidden-answer]\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>","rendered":"

What you’ll learn to do: Identify and use slope when solving applications<\/h2>\n

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As we\u2019ve been graphing linear equations, we\u2019ve seen that some lines slant up as they go from left to right and some lines slant down. Some lines are very steep and some lines are flatter. What determines whether a line slants up or down, and if its slant is steep or flat?<\/p>\n

The steepness of the slant of a line is called the slope of the line. The concept of slope has many applications in the real world. The pitch of a roof and the grade of a highway or wheelchair ramp are just some examples in which you literally see slopes. And when you ride a bicycle, you feel the slope as you pump uphill or coast downhill.<\/p>\n

Before you get started in this module, try a few practice problems and review\u00a0prior\u00a0concepts.<\/p>\n

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Readiness Quiz<\/h3>\n

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