Answer:
slope = rise / run = (vertical leg length)/(horizontal leg length)
Step-by-step explanation:
This is a very general question.
The best way is to think of the line as the hypotenuse of a right triangle.
where the endpoints of this hypotenuse are the 2 points on the line.
so the slope = ( length of vertical leg of triangle) / (horizontal length of triangle)
for example if the two points were (1, 0) and (3, 5)
then the vertical length of leg = (5 - 0) = 5
and the horizontal length of leg = (3 - 1) = 2
so. the slope = 5/2
