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Which of the following are accurate expressions for slope

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m = (y₂-y₁)/(x₂-x₁)

m= Slope
(x₁,y₁) (x₂,y₂)
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Answer: if you have a function two sets of points (Y1,X1) and (Y2,X2), then the slope that connects this two sets is A=
((Y2 -Y1))/(X2 - X1)

then Y1 =
((Y2 -Y1))/(X2 - X1)*X1 + b

and Y2 =
((Y2 -Y1))/(X2 - X1)*X2 + b

where b is a random real constant, called the y-intercept.

User Dave Clemmer
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