How to find slope from the slope-intercept form of a line. Ill use the point -1 2. We have our coordinate plane over here.
Now slope is change in y over change in x.
To find the equation of a line in slope-intercept form well need at least two pieces of information about the line which can be a point on the line a second point on the line the slope of the line or the y-intercept of the line the y-coordinate of the point at which the graph of the line crosses the y-axis. Y - y_1 mx - x_1 The variable m stands in for the slope of the line and x 1and y 1are the x and y coordinates respectively of the point you know. The form ym x-a is essentially different from the other two forms and means slope m and x-intercept instead of y-intercept a. 5 2 left 5 - 2 right 5 2 and.