How do you find the slope given (2,4)(3,8)?

1 Answer
Aug 24, 2015

m=4/1m=41, or simply 44.

Explanation:

To find the slope of a line with two points (2,4)(2,4) and (3,8)(3,8), use the formula m=(y_2-y_1)/(x_2-x_1)m=y2y1x2x1, where mm is the slope, and (x_1,y_1)(x1,y1) and (x_2,y_2)(x2,y2) represent the two points.

Let (2,4)(2,4) represent (x_1,y_1)(x1,y1), and (3,8)(3,8) represent (x_2,y_2)(x2,y2).

Substitute the two points into the equation.

m=(y_2-y_1)/(x_2-x_1)=(8-4)/(3-2)m=y2y1x2x1=8432==

m=4/1m=41, or simply 44.
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