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This document focuses on finding the slope of a line and interpreting it as a rate of change, with various examples and exercises for students. It includes calculations for slopes, intercepts, and rates of change in different contexts, such as distance traveled and costs incurred. Additionally, it provides guided practice and homework assignments to reinforce the concepts learned.

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This document focuses on finding the slope of a line and interpreting it as a rate of change, with various examples and exercises for students. It includes calculations for slopes, intercepts, and rates of change in different contexts, such as distance traveled and costs incurred. Additionally, it provides guided practice and homework assignments to reinforce the concepts learned.

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4.

4 Find Slope and Rate of


Change
•Students will find the slope of a line and
interpret slope as a rate of change.

•Students will do assigned homework.

•Students will study


vocabulary words.
Lesson 4.4, For use with pages 234-242

Evaluate and simplify the ratios when x = 2 and y = –2.


1. y + 3
x–5

ANSWER 1
–
3

2. 1– y
x– 6

ANSWER – 3
4
Lesson 4.4, For use with pages 234-242

3. A cross-country skier traveled 14 miles in 3.5 hours.


Use the formula d = rt where d is distance, r is rate,
and t is time, to find the average rate of speed.

ANSWER 4 mi/h
Daily Homework Quiz For use after Lesson 4.3

1. Find the x-intercept and the y-intercept of the


graph of 3x – y = 3.

ANSWER x-int: 1, y-int: –3


Daily Homework Quiz For use after Lesson 4.3

2. A recycling company pays $1 per used ink jet


cartridge and $2 per used laser cartridge. The
company paid a customer $14. This situation is given
by x + 2y = 14 where x is the number of ink jet
cartridges and y the number of laser cartridges. Use
intercepts to graph the equation. Give four
possibilities for the number of each type of cartridge
that could have been recycled.

ANSWER
(0, 7), (6, 4), (10, 2), (14, 0)
EXAMPLE 1 Find a positive slope

Find the slope of the line shown.

Let (x1, y1) = (–4, 2) = (x2, y2) = (2, 6).


y2 – y1
m= Write formula for slope.
x2 – x1

6– 2
= Substitute.
2 – (–4)

4 2
= 6= 3 Simplify.
EXAMPLE 2 Write an equation
GUIDED PRACTICE from1 a graph
for Example

Find the slope of the line that passes through the


points.
1. (5, 2) and (4, –1)

ANSWER 3
Write an equation
GUIDED PRACTICE from1 a graph
for Example

Find the slope of the line that passes through the


points.
2. (–2, 3) and (4, 6)

1
ANSWER
2
Write an equation
GUIDED PRACTICE from1 a graph
for Example

Find the slope of the line that passes through the


points.
3. ( 9 , 5) and ( 1 , –3)
2 2

ANSWER 2
EXAMPLE 2 Find a negative slope

Find the slope of the line shown.

Let (x1, y1) = (3, 5) and (x2, y2) = (6, –1).


y2 – y1
m= Write formula for slope.
x2 – x1
–1 – 5
= Substitute.
6–3
–6
= –2 Simplify.
3 =
EXAMPLE 3 Find the slope of a horizontal line

Find the slope of the line shown.

Let (x1, y1) = (–2, 4) and (x2, y2) = (4, 4).


y2 – y1
m= Write formula for slope.
x2 – x1
4– 4
= Substitute.
4 – (–2)
0
=
6 = 0 Simplify.
EXAMPLE 4 Find the slope of a vertical line

Find the slope of the line shown.

Let (x1, y1) = (3, 5) and (x2, y2) = (3, 1).


y2 – y1
m= Write formula for slope.
x2 – x1
1– 5
= Substitute.
3–3
–4
= Division by zero is undefined.
0
ANSWER

Because division by zero is undefined, the slope of a


vertical line is undefined.
EXAMPLE 2 Write an equation
GUIDED PRACTICE from 2,
for Examples a graph
3 and 4
Find the slope of the line that passes through the
points.
4. (5, 2) and (5, –2)

ANSWER undefined
Write an equation
GUIDED PRACTICE from2,
for Examples a graph
3 and 4
Find the slope of the line that passes through the
points.
5. (0, 4) and (–3, 4)

ANSWER 0
Write an equation
GUIDED PRACTICE from2,
for Examples a graph
3 and 4
Find the slope of the line that passes through the
points.
6. (0, 6) and (5, –4)

ANSWER –2
EXAMPLE 5 Find a rate of change

INTERNET CAFE
The table shows the cost of using a computer at an
Internet cafe for a given amount of time. Find the rate of
change in cost with respect to time.

Time (hours) 2 4 6

Cost (dollars) 7 14 21
EXAMPLE 5 Find a rate of change

SOLUTION
change in cost
Rate of change =
change in time

14 – 7 7
= = = 3.5
4–2 2

ANSWER

The rate of change in cost is $3.50 per hour.


GUIDED PRACTICE for Example 5

7. EXERCISE
The table shows the distance a person walks for
exercise. Find the rate of change in distance with
respect to time.

Time(minute) 30 60 90

Distance 1.5 3 4.5


(miles)

ANSWER 0.05 mi/min


EXAMPLE 6 Use a graph to find and compare rates of change

COMMUNITY THEATER
A community theater performed a play each Saturday
evening for 10 consecutive weeks. The graph shows
the attendance for the performances in weeks 1, 4, 6,
and 10. Describe the rates of change in attendance
with respect to time.
EXAMPLE 6 Use a graph to find and compare rates of change

SOLUTION

Find the rates of change using the slope formula.


232 – 124 108
Weeks 1–4: = = 36 people per week
4–1 3
204 – 232 –28
Weeks 4–6: = = –14 people per week
6–4 2
72 – 204 –132
Weeks 6–10:
10 – 6 = = –33 people per week
4
ANSWER
Attendance increased during the early weeks of
performing the play. Then attendance decreased,
slowly at first, then more rapidly.
EXAMPLE 7 Interpret a graph

COMMUTING TO SCHOOL

A student commutes from home to school by walking


and by riding a bus. Describe the student’s commute
in words.
EXAMPLE 7 Interpret a graph

SOLUTION

The first segment of the graph is not very steep, so


the student is not traveling very far with respect to
time. The student must be walking. The second
segment has a zero slope, so the student must not be
moving. He or she is waiting for the bus. The last
segment is steep, so the student is traveling far with
respect to time. The student must be riding the bus.
EXAMPLE 7 Interpret for
GUIDED PRACTICE Examples 6 and 7
a graph

8. WHAT IF? How would the answer to Example


6 change if you knew that attendance was 70
people in week 12?

ANSWER
Sample answer: The attendance did not
decrease as rapidly between weeks 10 and
12.
EXAMPLE 7 Interpret for
GUIDED PRACTICE Examples 6 and 7
a graph

9. WHAT IF? Using the graph in


Example 7, draw a graph that
represents the student’s
commute from school to
home.

ANSWER

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