Question

use an equation to find the value of k so that the line that passes through (1,3) and (5,k) has a slope of m=2.

Answer 1

$(\stackrel{x_1}{1}~,~\stackrel{y_1}{3})\qquad (\stackrel{x_2}{5}~,~\stackrel{y_2}{k}) ~\hfill \stackrel{slope}{m}\implies \cfrac{\stackrel{rise} {\stackrel{y_2}{k}-\stackrel{y1}{3}}}{\underset{run} {\underset{x_2}{5}-\underset{x_1}{1}}}~~ = ~~\stackrel{\stackrel{m}{\downarrow }}{2} \\\\\\ \cfrac{k-3}{4}=2\implies k-3=8\implies k=11$