What is the slope of the line passing through the points (6, 7) and (1, 5)? A. 2/5 B. 6 C. 1/6 D. 5/2

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What is the slope of the line passing through the points (6, 7) and (1, 5)?

A. 2/5
B. 6
C. 1/6
D. 5/2

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$\bf \begin{array}{lllll} &x_1&y_1&x_2&y_2\\ % (a,b) &({{ 6}}\quad ,&{{ 7}})\quad % (c,d) &({{ 1}}\quad ,&{{ 5}}) \end{array} \\\\\\ % slope = m slope = {{ m}}= \cfrac{rise}{run} \implies \cfrac{{{ y_2}}-{{ y_1}}}{{{ x_2}}-{{ x_1}}}\implies \cfrac{5-7}{1-6}$

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