the slope goes by several names
• average rate of change
• rate of change
• deltaY over deltaX
• Δy over Δx
• rise over run
• gradient
• constant of proportionality
however, is the same cat wearing different costumes.
well, to get it all we need is two points, say hmmm let's use (-1 , -7) and (7 , 25)
[tex](\stackrel{x_1}{-1}~,~\stackrel{y_1}{-7})\qquad (\stackrel{x_2}{7}~,~\stackrel{y_2}{25}) \\\\\\ \stackrel{slope}{m}\implies \cfrac{\stackrel{rise} {\stackrel{y_2}{25}-\stackrel{y1}{(-7)}}}{\underset{run} {\underset{x_2}{7}-\underset{x_1}{(-1)}}}\implies \cfrac{25+7}{7+1}\implies \cfrac{32}{8}\implies 4[/tex]
