If it is going down from left to right like sliding down a hill the slope is negative on a graph you have to count down y units and right x units. For example if the equation is y 52x 7 the slope is 52. Look at the denominator of the slope.
Use the slope formula m rise run m rise run to identify the rise and the run.
To find the slope of a line pick any two coordinates on the line and choose one of the points to be the dominant point. M 2 3 rise run 2 3 rise 2 run 3 m 2 3 rise run 2 3 rise 2 run 3. X 1 y 1 represents the first point whereas x 2 y 2 represents the second point. 6 comments 43 votes.