Question

1. The graph of the line passing through the points (6, 7) and (4,2) has a slope of

Answer 1

We are going to find the slope with the slope formula and the points (6, 7) and (4,2). Doing so, we have:

`m=(y2-y1)/(x2-x1)=(2-7)/(4-6)=(-5)/(-2)=(5)/(2)`

The slope is 5/2.