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Introduction to Slope

Author: Anthony Varela
Video Transcript
Terms to Know
Parallel Lines

Lines that never intersect; they have identical slopes.

Perpendicular Lines

Lines that intersect at a right angle; they have opposite reciprocal slopes.

Slope

The steepness of a line; found by dividing the change in y-coordinates by the change in x-coordinates from any two points on a line.

Formulas to Know
Slope

m equals fraction numerator y subscript 2 minus y subscript 1 over denominator x subscript 2 minus x subscript 1 end fraction