Science

Math

Humanities

... and beyond

Socratic Meta
Featured Answers

Topics

How do you find the slope given (11.3, 4.5) (14.7, 5.3)?

1 Answer

Jun 25, 2016

$\frac{4}{17}$ $4/17$

Explanation:

Slope is defined as the $\frac{change in y-values}{change in the x-values}$ $"change in y-values"/"change in the x-values"$

$m = \frac{y_{2} - y_{1}}{x_{2} - x_{1}}$ $m = (y_2-y_1)/(x_2-x_1)$ "Subtract the y's, over subtract the x's"

$m = \frac{5.3 - 4.5}{14.7 - 11.3} = \frac{0.8}{3.4} = \frac{0.4}{1.7} = \frac{4}{17}$ $m = (5.3-4.5)/(14.7-11.3) = 0.8/3.4 = 0.4/1.7 = 4/17$

Related questions

See all questions in Slope

Impact of this question

1063 views around the world

You can reuse this answer
Creative Commons License