Question

Using the slope formula for the points (1, 5) and (2, -2), what would the denominator be?

Answer 1

Hey there,

The slope is the rise over the run of a line right?
And the formula is y2-y1 as the numerator and x2-x1 as the denominator.

So in this case the two xs are 1 and 2 right?
And the denominator is the second denominator is the second x minus the first x right?

In this case the second x is 2 roght?
And the first x is 1.

So it’s 2-1 which is 1.

So the answer is x2-x1 which is 1

Hope this helps