Basic Algebra question

[cookderosa]

You have a line on a graph going from left to right. If the line is lower on the left than it is on the right, it has a positive slope. If the line is lower on the right than it is on the left, it has a negative slope. (Keep that in mind when you're doing the following math to determine the value of the slope.)

The first point on the line going Left to Right is your Point 1.
The second point on the line that is to the right of Point 1 is your Point 2

To calculate the slope of the graph you have the formula (y2-y1)/(x2-x1).
y2 (the y value of the right point) - y1 (the y value of the left point) <~This is also called the Rise
divided by
x2 (the x value of the right point) - x1 (the x value of the left point) <~ this is also called the Run

Ok, I follow this. But this isn't how ALEKS tells you to do it. They just have you count spaces up and over. :confused:

Alright- don't tell my son, but I'm skipping this. I have it in my pie, and I get it right most of the time, I'll just deal when the assessmnt comes.