How to find the slope of a graph in Excel

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Excel is widely used for mathematical operations due to the variety of functions and tools it provides. You may need to use these tools to find the slope of a graph.

Option 1 – Use the trendline

Step 1 – Open the Format Trendline menu

• Select the chart and/or the line
• Go to Chart Design > Add Chart Element > Trendline > More Trendline Options

Step 2 – Select the display option

• In the Format Trendline pane, select Display Equation on chart
• The equation will be displayed on the chart
• The slope is the number adjacent to ‘x’

Option 2 – Use the SLOPE function

• Type in the slope function:

=SLOPE(<range of y values>, <range of x values>)

Option 3 – Use the SLOPE formula

• Type in the slope formula:

=(y2-y1)/(x2-x1)