Linear+Equations

Linear Equations!

Slopes: Lauren has a great way to help students with finding the slope given 2 points. Instead of confusing them with (y1-y2)/(x1-x2), you can have the students label the 2 points bottom top, bottom top. Then have them fill in the problem with the points. For example:

(2, 3) and (-2 , -4) are the two points