Question

What is the slope of the line joining (8,1) and (24,9)

Answer 1

slope =
`(1)/(2)`

Explanation:

Calculate the slope m using the slope formula

m = (y₂ - y₁ ) / (x₂ - x₁ )

with (x₁, y₁ ) = (8, 1) and (x₂, y₂ ) = (24, 9)

m =
`(9-1)/(24-8)` =
`(8)/(16)` =
`(1)/(2)`