To find the slope of a line, we must find the change in y values divided by the change in x values, given by the formula y2-y1/x2-x1 and represented by the variable m. We use our values from the ordered pairs to compute the slope, as follows:
m = (5-1)/(4-2) = 4/2 = 2
Therefore, the slope is 2. Because the slope is positive, this means that the line is rising.
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Point/Slope Form of an equation!
(5,3)
slope of -2/5
x= 5
y = 3
y - y1 = m(x-x1)
y - 3 = -2/5(x-5)
y - 3 = -2/5x + 2
y = -2/5x + 5
x intercept of 5
Answer:
a. 5
Step-by-step explanation:
To find slope, subtract the y's.
5 - -5 is 10.
Put that on the top of a fraction.
Subtract the x's.
3 - 1 is 2, put that on the bottom of the fraction.
So the slope is 10/2. This simplifies to 5 (because 10÷2 is 5).
The slope is 5.
