Question

HELP ME WITH SLOPE!!!!!
if i am trying to find slope between two points how do i set it up? i know the formula is y=mx+b but how do i plug in two points for that?

Answer 1

@phi do you think you can help me?

Answer 2

@akash_809 here is the other question

Answer 3

the slope is the tangent of the angle of the line with the horizontal line, try using that with the coordinates and the definition of the tangent of an angle

Answer 4

the formula for slope is

Answer 5

im confused i thought the formula was y=mx+b

Answer 6

that's the formula for a line

Answer 7

Don't give the answer, let people think first

Answer 8

If you think about what I said you get that formula

Answer 9

i didn't give her the answer, i gave her the correct formula

Answer 10

i dnt even know wat u said @ivanmlerner and he yes he gave me answer because its not like its a math problem

Answer 11

That is the answer, because she just needs to put the numbers in without thinking

Answer 12

they dnt make u think in school they just give u the formulas thts wat he did

Answer 13

I know, and that is wrong

Answer 14

@AriPotta thanks can u continue to help me please? ignore him ur not just giving me answers because thats not even my main question i needed to know how to set it up to know how to solve my problem

Answer 15

@ivanmlerner just be quiet becuz if it was wrong they wudnt be teachers and they wudnt be teaching it to us duh!

Answer 16

ok, what do you need help with?

Answer 17

i was confuesed on when i use the y=mx+b and when i use the formula u gave me

Answer 18

in the formula, y=mx+b, m is the slope. find the slope, and you find m.

Answer 19

i kno if i have two points the how do i find slope? i use the formula u gave me ^?

Answer 20

when you have time, this might help
http://www.khanacademy.org/math/algebra/linear-equations-and-inequalitie/v/algebra--slope

Answer 21

yep

Answer 22

so what is b?

Answer 23

ohk thanks @phi

Answer 24

the y-intercept