Rate of Change and Slope

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What is the rate of change?

Back

The rate of change is a measure of how much a quantity changes in relation to another quantity. It is often represented as the slope of a line on a graph.

Front

What is slope in a graph?

Back

Slope is a measure of the steepness or incline of a line, calculated as the ratio of the vertical change to the horizontal change between two points on the line.

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How do you calculate the slope between two points (x1, y1) and (x2, y2)?

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Slope (m) = (y2 - y1) / (x2 - x1)