That's called the line's slope.
The constant rate of change between two points on a line is called slope.
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The tangent line is the instantaneous rate of change at a point on a curve. The secant line crosses a curve twice at points A and B, representing the average rate of change between those two points.
They are the same for a straight line but for any curve, the slope will change from point to point whereas the average rate of change (between two points) will remain the same.
You can use any two points on a line to find its slope because the slope represents the rate of change between two points. By selecting two distinct points, you can measure the vertical change (rise) and the horizontal change (run) between them. The slope is calculated as the rise divided by the run, which remains constant for any two points on a straight line. This characteristic defines the linear relationship represented by the line.
We define the rate of change between any two linear points as the slope, and designate it with the letter m. m = delta y over delta x.
The slope between any two points on a straight line is constant because a straight line represents a linear relationship between the two variables. This means that the rate of change remains consistent regardless of which two points you choose on the line. Mathematically, the slope is calculated as the change in the vertical direction (rise) over the change in the horizontal direction (run), and for a straight line, this ratio does not vary. Therefore, the slope remains the same for all pairs of points on that line.
For two points at (x1,y1) and (x2,y2), respectively, the rate of change is equal to the slope of the shortest possible line segment connecting the two points. This slope can be calculated by the following equation: m = (y2-y1)/(x2-x1)
it is the same as the slope, which can be found either graphically (rise over run) or algebraically using the formula (y2-y1)/(x2-x1)
To find the unit rate or constant of proportionality from a graph, identify two points on the line that represents the proportional relationship. Calculate the change in the y-values (output) and the change in the x-values (input) between these two points. The constant of proportionality is then found by dividing the change in y by the change in x, resulting in the slope of the line. This slope indicates the unit rate of the relationship.
if a function is increasing, the average change of rate between any two points must be positive.
To find the rate of change on a graph, you can identify two points on the curve and calculate the difference in the y-values (vertical change) divided by the difference in the x-values (horizontal change) between those points. This is often referred to as the slope of the line connecting the two points. For linear graphs, this slope remains constant, while for nonlinear graphs, the rate of change can vary at different intervals. You can also use calculus to find the instantaneous rate of change by determining the derivative of the function at a specific point.