Sports Slope!
Jackie H
Algebra 2
The AHL All Star Classic game series happens every February in Portland, Maine. In 2003, three of the top rookies competed for the title of fastest skater. Below is a chart of the three top players and their skating time. Use the data in the chart to find the slope for each player (round to the nearest tenth).
| *Remember that slope is Y2-Y1 over X2-X1 |
| Run One | Run Two | y2-y1 | y/x | |
| John Pohl | 14.59 | 16.59 | 16.59-14.59 = 2 | 2/1 |
| Justin Papineau | 14.57 | 17.29 | 17.29-14.57 = 2.72 (or) 3 | 3/1 |
| Sergei Varlamov | 14.73 | 15.59 | 15.59-14.73 = .86 (or) 1 | 1/1 |
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