Question

Given the two points (0,4) and (2, 6), what would the numerator of the equation for slope be?

Answer 1

The equation for slope is
`( y_(1)- y_(2) )/( x_(1)- x_(2) )`, where y₁, y₂, x₁, and x₂ are the y- and x-values of two coordinates, respectively. The values would be as follows:

y₁ = 4
y₂ = 6
x₁ = 0
x₂ = 2

If you substitute these values into the equation, the numerator becomes
`4-6`, which simplifies to -2.