How to Calculate Slope Distance

Length or Distance

• 1

  Mark down an "A" beside one of the line's endpoints and a "B" at the opposite end. This will give your endpoints names.

• 2

  Record the x- and y-coordinates for point endpoints A and B.

• 3

  Subtract the x-coordinate of endpoint A from the x-coordinate of endpoint B. Square the result and record the final squared result on a sheet of paper.

• 4

  Repeat Step 3 with the y-coordinates for each endpoint and record the value.

• 5

  Add the values obtained for the x- and y-coordinates. Calculate the square root of the final result to obtain the length of the line.

Slope

• 6

  Subtract the x-coordinate from endpoint A from the x-coordinate in endpoint B.

• 7

  Repeat the procedure in Step 1 with the y-coordinates and record your results.

• 8

  Divide the result from the y-coordinates by the result from the x-coordinate subtraction to obtain the slope of the line.