Lesson 234 of 1524
Unit 4 Overview and Readiness
The slope of a line is the ratio of the change in y and the change in x .
Practice this chapterThe slope of a line is the ratio of the change in y and the change in x . You can use the slope formula, m = y 2 - y 1 x 2 - x 1 , to find the slope of the line through points ( x 1 , y 1 ) and ( x 2 , y 2 )
Find the slope of the line that goes through points Here’s how to find the slope given two points
slope of a line — the ratio of the change in y and the change in x.
Worked example
What does “slope of a line” mean in Unit 4 Overview and Readiness?
- 1Use the wording this chapter gives for slope of a line.
- 2The book says: the ratio of the change in y and the change in x.
- 3Keep the answer tied to this term.
Result: the ratio of the change in y and the change in x
Why. That is the meaning this chapter gives for slope of a line.
Answer with the meaning this chapter gives. A nearby idea from the same book is a different term.
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