SOLUTION: I am struggling with determing slope based on coordinates. Can you explain how this is done?

SOLUTION: I am struggling with determing slope based on coordinates. Can you explain how this is done?

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Question 157748: I am struggling with determing slope based on coordinates. Can you explain how this is done?
Answer by vleith(2983) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Slope is described as "the change in y" divided by "the change in x". Sometimes folks say 'the rise over the run". In terms of coordinate pairs (x[1], y[1]) and (x[2], y[2]) that results in:

Make sense?
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