Question

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

x
y
2
3
5
9

What is the slope of the function?

Answer 1

C

Explanation:

Answer 2

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.