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Context 7 - Discovering Slope w/ Stations

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Question 1
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Click "Show your work" to fill out the table.
Hint: Use the "T" option on the left side menu to type your answers.

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Question 2
2.

Click "Show your work" to fill out the table.
Hint: Use the "T" option on the left side menu to type your answers and use the "Scribble" option at the top of the menu to draw your responses.

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Station 1
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Question 5
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At this station, we have a ramp. DO NOT STAND ON THE RAMP. A ramp is an example in real life of how a slope is used. How can you find the slope of the ramp? Use your strategy to find the slope of our ramp.

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Question 6
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Click "Show your work" to fill out the table.
Hint: Use the "T" option on the left side menu to type your answers and use the "Scribble" option at the top of the menu to draw your responses.

Station 2
Go to the following website:
http://www.mathwarehouse.com/slope
Drag the two points and change the direction of the line until you can answer questions A-D.
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Station 3
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Question 12
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Click "Show your work" to fill out the table.
Hint: Use the "T" option on the left side menu to type your answers and use the "Scribble" option at the top of the menu to draw your responses.

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Question 13
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Click "Show your work" to fill out the table.
Hint: Use the "T" option on the left side menu to type your answers and use the "Scribble" option at the top of the menu to draw your responses.

Station 4
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Question 14
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The slope of the line is and the line contains the points (5, 9) and (3, a). What is the value of a?

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Question 15
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The slope of the line is -2 and the line contains the points (7, 4) and (x, 12). What is the value of x?

Station 5
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Question 17
17.

Explain how you got your answer for #16.

Station 6
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Question 18
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A door is 2 feet off the ground and a contractor needs to develop a wheelchair ramp to go up to it.
According to the ADA, ramps have to be in a ratio of 1:12 slope.
How far away from the house would the ramp have to start?

Question 3
3.

Determine if JK and LM from the graph above are parallel, perpendicular, or neither.

Question 4
4.

What do you notice about the slopes and the picture?

Question 7
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If a line has a negative slope, what is its general direction?

Question 8
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If a line has a positive slope, what is its general direction?

Question 9
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Describe the direction of a line with a slope of zero.

Question 10
10.

Describe the direction of a line whose slope is undefined.

Question 11
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Click "Show your work" to fill out the table.
Hint: Use the "T" option on the left side menu to type your answers and use the "Scribble" option at the top of the menu to draw your responses.

Question 16
16.

Who is going to find the correct slope of that line? Select all that apply.