What is the slope of the line passing through the following points: $(2, 6); (5, 2)$ $(2,6) ; (5,2)$ ?

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Answer 1 · 2016-04-12T16:36:30

The slope $= - \frac{4}{3}$ $= - ( 4) / (3 )$

The coordinates are:
$(2, 6) = x_{1}, y_{1}$ $(2,6) = color(blue)(x_1 , y_1)$

$(5, 2) = x_{2}, y_{2}$ $(5,2 ) = color(blue)(x_2 , y_2)$

The slope is calculated using formula:

Slope $= \frac{y_{2} - y_{1}}{x_{2} - x_{1}}$ $= color(blue)((y_2- y_1) / ( x_ 2 -x _1)$

$= \frac{2 - 6}{5 - 2}$ $= ( 2-6) / (5 -2 )$

$= \frac{- 4}{3}$ $= ( -4) / (3 )$

What is the slope of the line passing through the following points: (2,6) ; (5,2)(2,6);(5,2) (2,6) ; (5,2)?