Question

What is the slope of a line passing through (3,4) and (5,8)?

Answer 1

The slope `color(blue)(=2`

Explanation:

The coordinates are :
`(3,4) = color(blue)(x_1, y_1`
`(5,8) = color(blue)(x_2, y_2`

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

`= (8-4) / (5-3)`

`= (4) / (2)`

`color(blue)(=2`