Question

How do I find the slope of (2,3) and (5,9) by showing all of my work

Answer 1

(2,3) and (5,9)                                                                                                                                                 You are suppose to subtract the y axis from the x axis. You´re going to do 9 - 3 which is 6. Then, you are going to do 5 - 2 which is 3. You should get 6/3. This simplifies to 2. So, you slope is going to be 2. I hope this helps!

Answer 2

Slope=rise/run or we can write it as y1-y2/x1-x2.

(Hint: y is the rise and x is the run. To find slope, we need to know the change in “y” and the change in “x.” That is where the formula comes from)

2 will be x1
3 will be y1
5 will be x2
9 will be y2

You will get 3-9/2-5
Then: -6/-3
Then: 2

The slope is 2.

(Although this works with linear functions, for non-linear functions we use derivatives. I’m assuming you are using a linear function. Assuming the two points are on a linear function, the slope is 2)