How do you find the slope of the line through points (5,1) (8,9)?

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Miriam G.
Apr 6, 2018

The slope between (5,1) and (8,9) is 8/3.

Explanation:

Given the points (x_1,y_1) and (x_2,y_2), the formula for finding the slope is m=(y_2-y_1)/(x_2-x_1).

Your points are (5,1) and (8,9). We can plug that into our formula.

m=(9-1)/(8-5)=8/3

Typically, slope is left in a fraction, but you could venture to say the slope is 2.bar6.

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