Question

What is the slope of the line containing the points (5,6) and (9,13)

Answer 1

Hello! You find the slope of the line by doing the formula y2 - y1 / x2 - x1. That means you subtract the first y-coordinate from the second y-coordinate and the first x-coordinate from the second x-coordinate. Plug in the values to get 13 - 6 / 9 - 5. Subtract the numbers to get 7/4. There. The slope of the line is 7/4.

Answer 2

You would subtract the y intercepts then the x intercepts. Subtract 13-6 then divide it by 9-6. That gets you a slope of 7 over 3