Menu Close

why-slope-is-represented-by-m-




Question Number 46674 by Nabraj Awasthi last updated on 30/Oct/18
why slope is represented by m
$${why}\:{slope}\:{is}\:{represented}\:{by}\:{m} \\ $$
Answered by tanmay.chaudhury50@gmail.com last updated on 30/Oct/18
it is a symbol only...you can put any alphabet   out of 26...but you have to mention that the  alphabet represent slope...  slope=gradient=tanθ=((y_2 −y_1 )/(x_2 −x_1 ))=(dy/dx)=m(say)
$${it}\:{is}\:{a}\:{symbol}\:{only}…{you}\:{can}\:{put}\:{any}\:{alphabet}\: \\ $$$${out}\:{of}\:\mathrm{26}…{but}\:{you}\:{have}\:{to}\:{mention}\:{that}\:{the} \\ $$$${alphabet}\:{represent}\:{slope}… \\ $$$${slope}={gradient}={tan}\theta=\frac{{y}_{\mathrm{2}} −{y}_{\mathrm{1}} }{{x}_{\mathrm{2}} −{x}_{\mathrm{1}} }=\frac{{dy}}{{dx}}={m}\left({say}\right) \\ $$

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *