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Slope from two points with negative slopes

Year 8 maths · Fieldbook Learning

Name ______________________ Date __________

Slope = (y₂ − y₁) ÷ (x₂ − x₁). Write a whole number or a fraction in lowest terms.

  1. Find the slope of the line through (4, 7) and (10, −5).
  2. Find the slope of the line through (−7, 3) and (−2, 33).
  3. Find the slope of the line through (6, −1) and (7, −4).
  4. Find the slope of the line through (4, 7) and (5, 5).
  5. Find the slope of the line through (−3, −7) and (2, 13).
  6. Find the slope of the line through (−2, −9) and (6, −65).
  7. Find the slope of the line through (−3, −8) and (5, 56).
  8. Find the slope of the line through (−2, 8) and (4, −40).
  9. Find the slope of the line through (−10, −10) and (1, −87).
  10. Find the slope of the line through (−2, −6) and (8, 94).
  11. Find the slope of the line through (8, 8) and (15, 15).
  12. Find the slope of the line through (4, −11) and (14, 69).
  13. Find the slope of the line through (−8, 3) and (5, 94).
  14. Find the slope of the line through (11, −7) and (24, −33).
  15. Find the slope of the line through (14, 11) and (23, 29).
  16. Find the slope of the line through (3, −7) and (4, 1).
  17. Find the slope of the line through (18, 8) and (36, 80).
  18. Find the slope of the line through (−6, −1) and (13, −267).
  19. Find the slope of the line through (12, 18) and (21, −27).
  20. Find the slope of the line through (13, −12) and (26, 131).
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Answer key: Slope from two points with negative slopes

  1. -2
  2. 6
  3. -3
  4. -2
  5. 4
  6. -7
  7. 8
  8. -8
  9. -7
  10. 10
  11. 1
  12. 8
  13. 7
  14. -2
  15. 2
  16. 8
  17. 4
  18. -14
  19. -5
  20. 11