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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