Question

Tell whether the slope of line segment ac and ad are

Answer 1

To calculate the slope you have to use the following formula.

`m=(y_1-y_2)/(x_1-x_2)`

Where

(x₁, y₁) are the coordinates of one point of the line

(x₂, y₂) are the coordinates of another point of the line

The slope of a line is always the same, regardless the segment you use to calculate it.

For line segment AC

The point are:

A (3, 2)

C (0, 1)

The slope is

`m=(2-1)/(3-0)=(1)/(3)`

For line segment AD

The point are

A (3, 2)

D (9, 4)

The slope is

`m=(4-2)/(9-3)=(2)/(6)=(1)/(3)`

For both line segments the slope is m=1/3