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How would you explain slope?

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Anonymous

15y ago
Updated: 8/17/2019

Slope is the "steepness" of a line. If the line is on a grid, it can be calculated by dividing rise/run. If the line is given in the form of the equation y = mx + b the slope is the value of m.

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