Defining slopes: Find slope, given that rise is 4, run is 5

idontknow

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If there was a problem like "Fine the slope of each line"

rise 4; run 5.

How would I solve it?
 
Re: Defining Slope.... help please!

idontknow said:
If there was a problem like "Fine the slope of each line"

rise 4; run 5.


How would I solve it?

The definition of the slope is

\(\displaystyle Slope \, = \, \frac{rise}{run}\)
 
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