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Question 121860: how do you find slopes or how do you calculate slopes???? please answer my question!!!!!its on the 8th grade math??if you need any thing 2 be answer just tell me????
Answer by scott8148(6628) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
you find the slope by dividing the change in the y-coordinate between two points by the change in the x-coordinate

for points (c,d) and (e,f) __ slope=(f-d)/(e-c)

make sure that you find the change in the SAME direction for BOTH coordinates