Question

What is slope?

Answer 1

m=(y1-y2)/(x1-x2)

Answer 2

its a line

Answer 3

I still dont get it.

Answer 4

heres an example...
Y= 2X + 1 M ( M is your slope) whch is 2 over 1
B= ( B is your Y intercept) in which you start at 0,1

Answer 5

ok?

Answer 6

then you would go down from ( 0,1 ) 2 spaces down, and 1 to the right.

Answer 7

slope is the rate of change for a line. it is mathematicall defined by (y2-y1)/(x2-x1) where (x1, y1) and (x2,y2) are points on your line

Answer 8

so like -2,-5 and 2,5

Answer 9

if -2,-5 and 2,5 are points o your line then yes. however i dont think you get what i am saying. in more general terms the slope can be thought of as how quickly the y value changes relative to a change in the x value
a line that looks like this / has a large slope since the height of the line changs quickly with only a small change in x whereas a line like this - has no change in its y value as the x value changes

you use the formula i typed when you have two specific points from a line and need to find the slope of that line

Answer 10

your better off using the formula. i only gave you an example.

Answer 11

Ok that helps more

Answer 12

what is the formula again

Answer 13

slope=(y2-y1)/(x2-x1)

Answer 14

ok thanks i think I get it