m = (y₂ − y₁) / (x₂ − x₁)Variables
- m
- slope
- x₁, x₂
- x-coordinates
- y₁, y₂
- y-coordinates
Reference details
- Subject
- Algebra
- Topic
- coordinate geometry
- Plain text
m = (y2 - y1) / (x2 - x1)
Algebra · coordinate geometry
Measures the change in y per unit change in x.
m = (y₂ − y₁) / (x₂ − x₁)m = (y2 - y1) / (x2 - x1)