SOLUTION: Why when your using slope, your always going to plot with the formula "Rise over Run", but when your plotting a regular coordinate like (5,2), your not going to use "Rise over Run"

Question 550868: Why when your using slope, your always going to plot with the formula "Rise over Run", but when your plotting a regular coordinate like (5,2), your not going to use "Rise over Run"?
Found 2 solutions by Alan3354, stanbon:
Answer by Alan3354(69443) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Rise is the vertical difference between 2 points.
If you have just 1 point, there is no difference.
Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Why when your using slope, your always going to plot with the formula "Rise over Run", but when your plotting a regular coordinate like (5,2), your not going to use "Rise over Run"?
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That depends on what other information you have.
You could use Rise over Run depending on what other
information you have ; it would work.
Cheers,
Stan H.
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