Stage 30 · Analytic Geometry

30.2.2 Slope: How Much You Climb for Each Step Right

30.2 Lines: Direction, Slope, and Equations

Point 2 of 5

30.2.2 Slope: How Much You Climb for Each Step Right

Core idea

It's the steepness of the climb: step 1 to the right and you rise k, where k=tanα=(y₂−y₁)/(x₂−x₁).

Module goal. Start from how steep a line is, master slope and the various forms of a line's equation, and learn to write down any line in the coordinate plane.
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