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5. Graphing Linear Equations in Slope-Intercept Form
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Exercise 1 Page 141

How can you write rise over run as a mathematical express?

slope

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Rise over run is a colloquial way to express a mathematical formula. y_2-y_1/x_2-x_1 In this formula, rise is the change of the y values between two points and run is the change in the x values between the same two points. This is the formula for the slope of a linear function.