A slope of a line is the steepness of the line. Slope is usually calculated as rise over run, the change of y divided by x. The equation for the slope is y2-y1/x2-x1. For example, if you had a line and wanted to calculate it’s slope, you would get any 2 points from the line. Look at this graph here! I can choose 2,5 and 5,7 if I wanted. I can also choose 1,4 and 6,8. Any 2 points are fine, as long as they touch the line. After, you get the 2 coordinate points and subtract their y parts. I’m going to use 2,5 and 5,7 so I would get the second point’s y axis, which is 7. Remember: When I mean the second point, I don’t mean the second number from the first point like 2,5’s 5. I would instead get the second point, which is 5,7 and get the y axis which is 7. Then I would get the first number’s y axis, and subtract 5 from 7. 7-5=2 so 2 would be the numerator as for the equation y2-y1/x2-x1. You would do the same for the x axis, and subtract 5-2 which equals 3. So the answer for the slope for the points 2,5 and 5,7 would be 2/3.
Steve
I do not like this Slope thing. It has a steep learning curve.