SLOPE THROUGH TWO POINTS

NOVEMBER 29, 2022 | SAN JOSE HIGH SCHOOL

LYNDON B. PAGUNTALAN
QUESTION TO PONDER:

Mrs. Noriyama wants to build a

wheelchair ramp. From
researching safety guidelines, she
knows that the ramp should only
rise 1 inch for every 12 inches of
ramp length. What will the slope
of the wheelchair ramp be?

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 THE SLOPE OF A LINE
 is the slant, or steepness, of a nonvertical line expressed as a ratio. This ratio
compares the vertical change in any two points on the line to the horizontal
change in the same two points. The vertical change is called the , and the
horizontal change is called the .

slope

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Figure 1 shows situations in which slope is important. Carpenters use the term pitch
for the slope of a roof or a staircase; the term grade is used for the slope of a road.

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Mrs. Noriyama wants to build a wheelchair ramp. From researching safety guidelines, she
knows that the ramp should only rise 1 inch for every 12 inches of ramp length. What will
the slope of the wheelchair ramp be?

slope
The slope of the wheelchair ramp is 1/12.

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 Example 1 ■ Finding the Slope of a Line Through Two Points

Find the slope of the line that passes through the

points P(2, 1) and Q(8, 5).

SOLUTION. Since any two different points

determine a line, only one line passes through
these two points. From the definition the slope is

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