How Do You Find the Slope of a Line from a Graph?

How Do You Find the Slope of a Line from a Graph?

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Trying to find the slope of a graphed line? First, identify two points on the line. Then, you could use these points to figure out the slope. In this tutorial, you'll see how to use two points on the line to find the change in 'y' and the change in 'x'. Then, you'll see how to take these values and calculate the slope. Check it out!

Keywords:

  • problem
  • slope
  • line
  • find slope
  • graph
  • slope from graph
  • pick points
  • points

Background Tutorials

  • Graphing in the Coordinate Plane

      • What is the Y-Coordinate?What is the Y-Coordinate?

      What is the Y-Coordinate?

      Ordered pairs are a crucial part of graphing, but you need to know how to identify the coordinates in an ordered pair if you're going to plot it on a coordinate plane. In this tutorial, you'll see how to identify the y-coordinate in an ordered pair!

      • What is the X-Axis?What is the X-Axis?

      What is the X-Axis?

      To graph a function or plot an ordered pair, you need to use a coordinate plane, so you should learn all about it! In this tutorial, you'll learn about the x-axis and see where it's located in the coordinate plane.

      • What is the Y-Axis?What is the Y-Axis?

      What is the Y-Axis?

      To graph a function or plot an ordered pair, you need to use a coordinate plane, so you should learn all about it! In this tutorial, you'll learn about the y-axis and see where it's located in the coordinate plane.

  • Defining Slope

      • What Does the Slope of a Line Mean?What Does the Slope of a Line Mean?

      What Does the Slope of a Line Mean?

      You can't learn about linear equations without learning about slope. The slope of a line is the steepness of the line. There are many ways to think about slope. Slope is the rise over the run, the change in 'y' over the change in 'x', or the gradient of a line. Check out this tutorial to learn about slope!

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