Question

Openstudy Game: Finding the Slope of a Line

1st- @kewlgeek555

2nd- ?

3rd- ?

*Answer for me and don't forget to explain your answer*





1st place +4 medals
2nd place +3 medals
3rd place +2 medals

Answer 1

Go Darry! @kewlgeek555

Answer 2

Lol Fiz ^.^

Answer 3

lines

Answer 4

Round 2-

The slope of a line goes through (-3,-5) and (-3, -6) is _________. You may find it helpful to use a graph.

positive
negative
zero
unidentified

Answer 5

o.0 is this an exam related question? >.>

Answer 6

Its an independent question.

Answer 7

I know how to find the slope of a line. Thanks @tHe_FiZiCx99 . ;*

To find the slope of a line, you must get the two points that the line goes through. Those two points are (x1, y1) and (y2, x2). You insert those in this equation:

\[Slope=\frac{ y _{2}-y _{1} }{ x _{2}-x _{1} }\]

Answer 8

Once you solve that equation, you have your beautiful slope. ;D

Answer 9

@BellaNina865 you can either find the slope and put it into y = mx + b or plot points and draw the line

Answer 10

wellll.....or you can look at the number in front of x and if negative....then it is negative slope

Answer 11

@BellaNina865 :

(1) Please note that you have not actually posted a problem statement showing the line whose slope you want. So that makes most of this discussion meaningless.

(2) Please note that your post could hardly be more obvious a search for others to do your work for you and to give you answers. According to OpenStudy rules (Code of Conduct), you may not simply ask for answers, and others are forbidden to give you answers.

If you seriously want help, post the actual problem (with an illulstration, equation of a line or whatever) and ask what to do first, second, third, etc., towards finding your own answer.

Answer 12

*Cough* What I said >.>

Answer 13

@mathmale :

I just want to "speak my mind" here. I think what you said in #1 is...unjust. Yes, I do see that in the beginning there was no specific problem made, but I don;t think that makes this post "meaningless". What if this user is getting prepared for an exam that involves finding slopes? Obviously, he/she is not going to go into the exam and ask how to solve an equation from the exam. I personally think it is better for askers to ask how to solve things in general and for it to be the answer-er's choice to put an example with a sample problem or not. I also in the Code of Conduct that there is really not anything that proves your statement for #1.

Answer 14

@kewlgeeki555: Thank you for your thoughtful statement.
I believe BellaNina865 was fishing for the answer to a specific question (which he/she did not provide), based upon his/her post:

"*Answer for me*

1st place +4 medals
2nd place +3 medals
3rd place +2 medals"

If he/she doesn't know how to find the slope, in general, how would he/she be able to judge the quality of other people's proposed answers? Granted, it'd have been more helpful to him/her had I typed out the formula for the slope of a straight line, and I accept your suggestion there. Still, I think this question was about a specific problem in which the student was to determine the slope.

Answer 15

Thank you. I understand now. I am happy I got to share my opinion and hear your facts as well. Thank you for being an OpenStudy moderator and making OpenStudy a better place. Have a nice day. ;D