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Slope is equal to RISE over RUN

Def. rise = the amount of distance you travel in the y-direction; the amount of distance traveled up or down

Def. run = the amount of distance you travel in the x-direction; the amount of distance traveled left or right

To determine the slope of a right traingle you need to put the length of the height of the length of the base.

This is the formula for slope, which is not FULLY answering the question.Yes, you find the slopes of the legs, but then you substitute those answers into the Pythagorean Theorem, a^2 + b^2 = c^2 (or the converse, c^2 = a^2 + b^2).If both sides of the equation are equal to each other, then the triangle is right.If 'c^2' is greater than 'a^2 + b^2', then it is an obtuse triangle.If 'a^2 + b^2' is greater than 'c^2', then it is an acute triangle.
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