How do you find the slope of (3, 4) and (2, 1)?

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Answer 1 · 2016-05-29T16:05:28

The slope $=3$

The coordinates are:
$(3,4) = color(blue)((x_1 , y_1)$

$(2,1) = color(blue)((x_2 , y_2)$

The slope is calculated using formula:
Slope $=color(blue)((y_2 - y_1) /(x_2 - x_1)$

$= (1-4) / (2-3)$

$= (-3) / (-1)$

$=3$

The slope $=3$