Calculate the slope, if defined, of the straight line through the given pair of points. Try to do the problem without writing anything down except the answer. HINT [See Quick Examples on page 79.] (If an answer is undefined, enter UNDEFINED.)
(0, 0) and (1, 4)

Question

Calculate the slope, if defined, of the straight line through the given pair of points. Try to do the problem without writing anything down except the answer. HINT [See Quick Examples on page 79.] (If an answer is undefined, enter UNDEFINED.)
(0, 0) and (1, 4)

anonymous · Answer

over one, up four, slope is four

campbell_st · Answer

to find the gradient

$$m = (y _{2} - y _{1})/(x _{2} - x _{1})$$

so m = (4-0)/(1-0)     m = 4