slope = rise/run = ____/5 = ____. The slope is ____. (Simplify your answers.)
slope = rise/run = ____/5 = ____. The slope is ____.
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Verified archiveTo find the slope when given in the form of rise/run, we can express it as a fraction where the denominator is the run, which is 5 in this case.
So, let’s say the rise is “x”. The slope can be written as:
slope = rise/run = x/5 = slope_value.
If we don’t know the value of the rise, we cannot simplify it further, but we can summarize it as:
slope = x/5, where x represents the total rise.
In general, the slope indicates how much the line rises (or falls) for each unit of horizontal distance (run).
If you have a specific value for the rise, you can plug it in for “x”. For instance, if “x” is 10, then:
slope = 10/5 = 2.
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