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Can anyone explain slope and point-slope to me?

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Slope is a constant rate of change; change in y over change in x; rise over run; represented by the variable m. Point slope is the equation of a straight line in the form y − y1 = m(x − x1) where m is the slope of the line and (x1, y1) are the coordinates of a given point on the line.
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