How do you find the slope of (3,2) , (5,6)?

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Answer 1 · 2018-03-28T21:43:14

Use the slope formula $(Deltay)/(Deltax)$ to arrive at $m=2$

We can use the slope formula $(Deltay)/(Deltax)$ . $Delta$ (Delta) is just the Greek letter for "change in".

We find how much our $x$ changes by ( $Deltax$ ), and how much our $y$ changes by ( $Deltay$ ).

We go from $x=3$ to $x=5$ , so our $Deltax=2$
We go from $y=2$ to $y=6$ , so our $Deltay=4$

Plugging these values into our delta formula, we get

$(Deltay)/(Deltax)=4/2=2$ .

Therefore, our slope, or $m$ is $2$

Hope this helps!