Question

Find the slope of the line represented by the table

Answer 1

slope = 3

Explanation:

Calculate the slope m using the slope formula

m =
`(y_(2)-y_(1) )/(x_(2)-x_(1) )`

with (x₁, y₁ ) = (3, 8) and (x₂, y₂ ) = (1, 2) ← 2 ordered pairs from the table

m =
`(2-8)/(1-3)` =
`(-6)/(-2)` = 3