Question

Find the value of y so that the line passing through (2, 6) and (1, y) has a slope of 5.

a) 5/29

b) 9

c) -1

d) 1

Answer 1

slope formula is y2-y1/x2-x1.

So if i plugged the numbers in, you receive
`(y-6)/(1-2)`

Simplified, this becomes
`(y-6)/(-1)`

To make the slope equal 5, the numerator y-6 has to = -5 since there is a -1 denominator.

1-6 = -5 making the slope now,
`(-5)/(-1)`
since both the numerator and denominator is negative, the whole fraction becomes positive. This makes the slope equal
`(5)/(1)` or 5

The ANSWER IS D) 1