How to find the slope of a line - Geometry
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What is the slope of the line that passes through the points
and
?
What is the slope of the line that passes through the points and
?
The slope of a line is sometimes referred to as "rise over run." This is because the formula for slope is the change in y-value (rise) divided by the change in x-value (run). Therefore, if you are given two points,
and
, the slope of their line can be found using the following formula: 
This gives us
.
The slope of a line is sometimes referred to as "rise over run." This is because the formula for slope is the change in y-value (rise) divided by the change in x-value (run). Therefore, if you are given two points, and
, the slope of their line can be found using the following formula:
This gives us .
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Given the points
and
, find the slope of the line.
Given the points and
, find the slope of the line.
The formula for the slope of a line is
.
We then plug in the points given:
which is then reduced to
.
The formula for the slope of a line is .
We then plug in the points given: which is then reduced to
.
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Given points
and
, what is the slope of the line connecting them?
Given points and
, what is the slope of the line connecting them?
Write the slope formula. Plug in the points and solve.

Write the slope formula. Plug in the points and solve.
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What is the slope of the line connecting the points
and
?
What is the slope of the line connecting the points and
?
Write the slope formula. Plug in the point, and simplify.

Write the slope formula. Plug in the point, and simplify.
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What is the slope of a line with an
-intercept is
and another
-intercept of
?
What is the slope of a line with an -intercept is
and another
-intercept of
?
The
-intercept is the
value when
.
Therefore, since the two
-intercepts are
and
, the points are
and
.
Write the slope formula, plug in the values, and solve.

The slope is zero.
The -intercept is the
value when
.
Therefore, since the two -intercepts are
and
, the points are
and
.
Write the slope formula, plug in the values, and solve.
The slope is zero.
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What is the slope m of the line below?

What is the slope m of the line below?
To answer this question you should realize that the equation for the line is given in point - slope form. The standard point slope form of a line is given below:

m represents the slope of the line so all we have to do is recognize the correct line form and we automatically know that the slope is 
To answer this question you should realize that the equation for the line is given in point - slope form. The standard point slope form of a line is given below:
m represents the slope of the line so all we have to do is recognize the correct line form and we automatically know that the slope is
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A line crosses the x-axis at
and the y-axis at
. What is the slope of this line?
A line crosses the x-axis at and the y-axis at
. What is the slope of this line?
Given the points,
.
We compute slope (m) as follows:

Given the points,
.
We compute slope (m) as follows:
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Find the slope of the line that passes through the points:
and 
Find the slope of the line that passes through the points:
and
Recall that the slope of a line also measures how steep the line is. Use the following equation to find the slope of the line:

Now, substitute in the information using the given points.

Simplify.

Solve.

Recall that the slope of a line also measures how steep the line is. Use the following equation to find the slope of the line:
Now, substitute in the information using the given points.
Simplify.
Solve.
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Find the slope of the line that passes through the points:
and 
Find the slope of the line that passes through the points:
and
Recall that the slope of a line also measures how steep the line is. Use the following equation to find the slope of the line:

Now, substitute in the information using the given points.

Simplify.

Solve.

Recall that the slope of a line also measures how steep the line is. Use the following equation to find the slope of the line:
Now, substitute in the information using the given points.
Simplify.
Solve.
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Find the slope of the line that passes through the points:
and 
Find the slope of the line that passes through the points:
and
Recall that the slope of a line also measures how steep the line is. Use the following equation to find the slope of the line:

Now, substitute in the information using the given points.

Simplify.

Solve.

Recall that the slope of a line also measures how steep the line is. Use the following equation to find the slope of the line:
Now, substitute in the information using the given points.
Simplify.
Solve.
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Find the slope of the line that passes through the points:
and 
Find the slope of the line that passes through the points:
and
Recall that the slope of a line also measures how steep the line is. Use the following equation to find the slope of the line:

Now, substitute in the information using the given points.

Simplify.

Solve.

Recall that the slope of a line also measures how steep the line is. Use the following equation to find the slope of the line:
Now, substitute in the information using the given points.
Simplify.
Solve.
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Find the slope of the line that passes through the points:
and 
Find the slope of the line that passes through the points:
and
Recall that the slope of a line also measures how steep the line is. Use the following equation to find the slope of the line:

Now, substitute in the information using the given points.

Simplify.

Solve.

Recall that the slope of a line also measures how steep the line is. Use the following equation to find the slope of the line:
Now, substitute in the information using the given points.
Simplify.
Solve.
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Find the slope of the line that passes through the points:
and 
Find the slope of the line that passes through the points:
and
Recall that the slope of a line also measures how steep the line is. Use the following equation to find the slope of the line:

Now, substitute in the information using the given points.

Simplify.

Solve.

Recall that the slope of a line also measures how steep the line is. Use the following equation to find the slope of the line:
Now, substitute in the information using the given points.
Simplify.
Solve.
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Find the slope of the line that passes through the points:
and 
Find the slope of the line that passes through the points:
and
Recall that the slope of a line also measures how steep the line is. Use the following equation to find the slope of the line:

Now, substitute in the information using the given points.

Simplify.

Solve.

Recall that the slope of a line also measures how steep the line is. Use the following equation to find the slope of the line:
Now, substitute in the information using the given points.
Simplify.
Solve.
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Find the slope of the line that passes through the points:
and 
Find the slope of the line that passes through the points:
and
Recall that the slope of a line also measures how steep the line is. Use the following equation to find the slope of the line:

Now, substitute in the information using the given points.

Simplify.

Solve.

Recall that the slope of a line also measures how steep the line is. Use the following equation to find the slope of the line:
Now, substitute in the information using the given points.
Simplify.
Solve.
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Give the slope of the line of the equation 
Give the slope of the line of the equation
If we divide both sides by 8, as follows:



we see that the equation is equivalent to one of the form
. This is a horizontal line, and its slope is 0.
If we divide both sides by 8, as follows:
we see that the equation is equivalent to one of the form . This is a horizontal line, and its slope is 0.
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Give the slope of the line of the equation
.
Give the slope of the line of the equation .
If we multiply both sides of the equation by
, as follows:



we see that the equation is equivalent to one of the form
. This is a vertical line, which has undefined slope.
If we multiply both sides of the equation by , as follows:
we see that the equation is equivalent to one of the form . This is a vertical line, which has undefined slope.
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What is the slope of the line that passes through the points
and
?
What is the slope of the line that passes through the points and
?
The slope of a line is sometimes referred to as "rise over run." This is because the formula for slope is the change in y-value (rise) divided by the change in x-value (run). Therefore, if you are given two points,
and
, the slope of their line can be found using the following formula: 
This gives us
.
The slope of a line is sometimes referred to as "rise over run." This is because the formula for slope is the change in y-value (rise) divided by the change in x-value (run). Therefore, if you are given two points, and
, the slope of their line can be found using the following formula:
This gives us .
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Given the points
and
, find the slope of the line.
Given the points and
, find the slope of the line.
The formula for the slope of a line is
.
We then plug in the points given:
which is then reduced to
.
The formula for the slope of a line is .
We then plug in the points given: which is then reduced to
.
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Given points
and
, what is the slope of the line connecting them?
Given points and
, what is the slope of the line connecting them?
Write the slope formula. Plug in the points and solve.

Write the slope formula. Plug in the points and solve.
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