the slope goes by several names
• average rate of change
• rate of change
• deltaY over deltaX
• Δy over Δx
• rise over run
• gradient
• constant of proportionality
however, is the same cat wearing different costumes.
[tex]\begin{array}{ccll} \stackrel{x}{miles}&\stackrel{y}{hours}\\ \cline{1-2} 14&2\\ 28&4 \end{array}\qquad \qquad \begin{array}{llll} (\stackrel{x_1}{14}~,~\stackrel{y_1}{2})\qquad (\stackrel{x_2}{28}~,~\stackrel{y_2}{4}) \\\\\\ \stackrel{slope}{m}\implies \cfrac{\stackrel{rise} {\stackrel{y_2}{4}-\stackrel{y1}{2}}}{\underset{run} {\underset{x_2}{28}-\underset{x_1}{14}}}\implies \cfrac{2}{14}\implies \cfrac{1}{7} \end{array}[/tex]
