PDF Mathlinks Grade 8 Student Packet 8 Slope and Slope-intercept Form of A Line 8.1 Introduction to Slope MathLinks: Grade 8 (Student Packet 8) 7 SLOPE PRACTICE 2 !!!!! Without counting or computing, first determine whether each line segment has a positive or negative slope and circle the appropriate sign below. Then use the slope formula to calculate the slope of each line segment. 1. Slope of FG: + or - 5.