| Ms. Russell's Guides Linear Functions |
| What is a Function? The Definition of a Line The Big Deal with Slopes How Can I remember? Putting It Together Quiz Yourself |
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Why are slopes so important, you ask?
Take a look around. It's all over the place! |
CARS Streamlined for performance or Built for necessity    |
TENTS What's worse? The precipitation or the wind?    |
WATERSLIDES Are you a steep slide rider or out for a little less speed?    |
SKI SLOPES Cross-country or Downhill?    |
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Let's look at how we can determine the
"steepness" of something sloped.  Take any sloped surface lay down a grid and pick two clear points along that surface.
Slope is the ratio of the vertical height to the horizontal length. Count in an L shape, from point to point, first vertically (up/down) and then horizontally (left/right). This is your Slope, but it is always written as a fraction:
RISE / RUN or  (read as "change in y divided by change in x") Therefore, the slope of this part of the roof is 5/2 |
