SOLUTION: so if I have a slope problem and the slope is already graphed on the paper how do i solve the problem

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Question 312513: so if I have a slope problem and the slope is already graphed on the paper how do i solve the problem
Answer by Fombitz(32388) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
You can't graph the slope but you can graph the line and calculate the slope.
You can calculate the slope by using any two points on the line and the formula for slope.
The two points are (x1+ ,y1+ ) and (x2+ ,y2+ ), then the slope is,
+m=%28y2-y1%29%2F%28x2-x1%29+
Is that your question?
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Example:
(1,2) and (2,5) are on the line below.
The slope of this line would be
m=%285-2%29%2F%282-1%29=3
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