trying to help my son through online school, can't figure out how to explain rate of change on a graph so that he understands it...can anyone help me?

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anonymous · Answer

Well the rate of change is just another phrase for slope.

anonymous · Answer

rise/run

anonymous · Answer

$$\left(\begin{matrix}y _{2}-y _{1} \ x _{2}-x _{1}\end{matrix}\right)$$

anonymous · Answer

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yesyesyes · Answer

what online school does your son go to

anonymous · Answer

attachment

anonymous · Answer

so how do i graph out a rise/run from one of those stupid x[y boxes with the numbers on them?  do i have to graph out the whole thing then compare the lines?

anonymous · Answer

you have 2 differnt points and subtract the first from the second

anonymous · Answer

@princess1990 add up 60 and 50 (which is angle 2 & 3)

anonymous · Answer

ok i got it now.
he is in connections academy, was bullied at public and disabled, so this was better choice.  just very hard for me having been out of school for over 20 years now...

anonymous · Answer

@princess1990  what does that attachment have to do with anything?

yesyesyes · Answer

is your son grant

yesyesyes · Answer

i go to connections to

anonymous · Answer

nope, marcus

yesyesyes · Answer

oh what grade is he in

yesyesyes · Answer

i am a 7th grader

anonymous · Answer

attachment doesn't help with graphs, thats angles, know that one

anonymous · Answer

8th

yesyesyes · Answer

oh does he have mrs wonchoba

yesyesyes · Answer

if you are in connections use the desmos graphing calculator and put in the equations and figure it out

anonymous · Answer

mrs johnson and mrs Nishinaka

anonymous · Answer

that helps me but doesn't help me explain it to him

anonymous · Answer

rise over run and showing the graph should work.  thank you everyone who helped!