Question

Find the slope of each of the three line segments in the graph below. Please show all of your work. Between which two points is the slope the largest?

Answer 1

Topmost segment: slope is rise over run or\[\Delta y \over \Delta x\] Slope = 4/3
Next segment slope is 2/3
bottom segment: slope is 2/2=1

Answer 2

Slope is largest on the top segment.

Answer 3

the numerators are delta y
the denolminator are delta x

Answer 4

The work was just looking at the graph and counting the increments in the y direction and dividing by the number of increments in the x direction.

Answer 5

Any questions??

Answer 6

no questions thanks for the help