Question

How do I find slope?

Answer 1

Depends on the situation. Do you have a specific problem you need help with?

Answer 2

http://www.mathsisfun.com/geometry/slope.html

Answer 3

Slope = \(\large\frac{change\ in\ y}{change\ in\ x}\) or... \(\large\frac{rise}{run}\)

Answer 4

Or...say you have this equation of a line:
y = 2x + 1
2 = slope


Cause...
y= mx + b
m = slope

Answer 5

m= y^2-y^1 / x^2-x^1

(x^1 =/ x^2)

Answer 6

mx=b is your slope

Answer 7

if I'm going to a hotel it costs $100 for 5 days you stayed there and $200 for 10 days you stayed there. And how do I turn that into a linear function?

Answer 8

Create these two points:
(5,100) and (10,200)

Answer 9

Use the slope formula
\(\large slope=\Large\frac{y_2-y_1}{x_2-x_1}\)

Answer 10

(5,100) and (10,200)
\((x_1,y_1)\) and \((x_2,y_2)\)

Answer 11

Plug in and solve

Answer 12

That's the first step

Answer 13

Slope = 20 ?

Answer 14

@StudyGurl14

Answer 15

correct

Answer 16

Next, plug it into this equation:
y = mx + b
y = 20x + b

Plug in the values of x and y from one of the coords into the formula and solve for b. Let's use (5,100)
(100) = 20(5) + b

Solve for b @Conqueror

Answer 17

100 = 100 + b ???

Answer 18

@StudyGurl14

Answer 19

right. so b = 0
Plug it back into the equation
y= 20x + b
y= 20x + 0
So...the equation is
y=20x

Answer 20

So that's all? That's the Linear function? y = 20x? @StudyGurl14

Answer 21

yep. that's all

Answer 22

Thanks a lot and congrats on 99 :D