Complete the definition of slope
Exercise and reference answers
- Missing parts
- Answer
- y
- Choices
- y
- x
- angle
- Answer
- x
- Choices
- x
- y
- slope
- Complete the statement
- The slope of a non-vertical line through (x₁,y₁) and (x₂,y₂) is the difference in {0} divided by the difference in {1}.
Explanation
Slope is a ratio of differences, and it needs the line to be non-vertical. Source: syllabus Maths, Ch 9 Straight Lines.