Question

How do you find the slope of the line passing through the points A (3,9), B(1,5)?

Answer 1

Slope = `2`

Explanation:

`A(3, 9) = (x_1, y_1)`

`B(1, 5) = (x_2, y_2)`

`Slope = (y_1 - y_2)/(x_1 - x_2)`

`= (9 - 5)/(3 - 1)`

`= 4/2 = 2`