SOLUTION: what is slope? I dont understand anything about slope. I understand a little bit about the rise and run and also about the equation but I need some help. Thank you so much for your

Question 303446: what is slope? I dont understand anything about slope. I understand a little bit about the rise and run and also about the equation but I need some help. Thank you so much for your help.
Answer by Alan3354(69443) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The slope is the gradient, of steepness. It's the change in height divided by the horizontal distance.
The "rise" is the change in height, the "run" is the horizontal distance.
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m = diffy/diffx in an x-y plane.

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