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The ordered pairs in the table below represent a linear function.

x
y
2
3
5
9

What is the slope of the function?

User Erran
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Answer:

C

Explanation:

User Tony Andrews
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Answer:

The slope is 2

Explanation:

Given

x y

2 3

5 9

Required

Determine the slope

First, we have:


(x_1,y_1) = (2,3)


(x_2,y_2) = (5,9)

The slope is then calculated as:


m = (y_2 - y_1)/(x_2 - x_1)

This gives:


m = (9-3)/(5-2)


m = (6)/(3)


m =2

Hence, the slope is 2.

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