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1. Change in y over change in x. For a linear equation, this is just m = (y2-y1)/(x2-x1) where (x1,y1), (x2,y2) are any two points on the line.
2. Evaluating the tangent of the angle relative to horizontal. For example, if a ramp has a 10 degree angle above horizontal, then the slope is tan(10).
3. For any differentiable function y in terms of x, dy/dx gives the expression for the slope of a tangent line through a point on y. If y = x3+1, then dy/dx = 3x2, and at the point (1,2), dy/dx = 3, so the slope at this point is 3. Finding the derivative of a function is very similar to finding the slope of two points on a function that are infinitely close together.
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What is the formula for determining the slope of a line?
The formula for finding the slope of the line is this: m = (Y2-Y1)/(X2-X1)
What are three ways to find slope?
1.) Triangle method 2.)Formula- Y2-Y1 -------- X2-X1 3.)two points
What is the easiest form to work with when finding the slope of a line?
y = mx + b where m is the slope and b is the y-intercept.
What is the equation of a slope intercept form?
The equation of slope intercept form is y=mx+b. This would be used in finding the slope of an object and is the most efficient way to date in doing so.
What is the equation for finding degree of slope?
-- Measure how far the slope rises in 100-ft of horizontal distance.-- That number is the percent of slope, or the "grade".-- If you want the angle of the slope, divide the number by 100, and look upthe "arctangent" of the answer in a table or on a calculator.
