Question

The following two formulas are equivalent: m = rise / run and m = δx / δy.

true
false

Answer 1

true

Explanation:

got right on test!

Answer 2

false

Explanation:

`m=(\Delta y)/(\Delta x)`

Slope is the ratio of change in vertical direction to change in horizontal direction. It gives us the gradient and steepness of a line. If
`m>0` then the slope is said to be increasing, and decreasing if
`m<0`. If the slope is zero then the function is neither increasing nor decreasing.

A straight line is of the form

`y=mx+c`

Hence, m = δx / δy is false