45.1k views
0 votes
Using the slope formula for the points (1, 5) and (2, -2), what would the denominator be?

User Joe Huang
by
7.7k points

2 Answers

6 votes

Answer: The correct answer, as shown above, is: 2 - 1.

Explanation:

User Rtcherry
by
7.3k points
2 votes
Hey there,

The slope is the rise over the run of a line right?
And the formula is y2-y1 as the numerator and x2-x1 as the denominator.

So in this case the two xs are 1 and 2 right?
And the denominator is the second denominator is the second x minus the first x right?

In this case the second x is 2 roght?
And the first x is 1.

So it’s 2-1 which is 1.

So the answer is x2-x1 which is 1

Hope this helps
User Gally
by
7.4k points

No related questions found

Welcome to QAmmunity.org, where you can ask questions and receive answers from other members of our community.

9.4m questions

12.2m answers

Categories