Question

What is the equation to find slope?

Answer 1

For two points (`X_1,Y_1`) and (`X_2,Y_2`), the slope of its line equals:

slope = `"rise"/"run" = (Y_2 - Y_1)/(X_2-X_1`

Example:

The line connected between (1,1) and (5,2) is:

Slope = `(2 - 1)/(5 - 1) = 1/4`