[br]The slope of a line, denoted by the letter m, is defined as the ratio of change in y to change in x. In symbols, [img]data:image/png;base64,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[/img].[br][br]Use the applet below to find the slope of the line containing two points. Repeat at least 10 times.
[b][color=#0000ff]QUESTION[/color][/b]: Will the order in which you enter the coordinates of the two points affect the value of the slope? Explain.
The order in which you enter the coordinates of the two points will not alter the value of the slope provided you follow the same sequence in entering the x- and y-coordinates. For example, if you enter [i]y[/i]₁ first in the numerator, you should enter [i]x[/i]₁ first in the denominator.