Question

Find the slope of the line that passes through 5,10 and 1,9

Answer 1

The slope of the line that passes through points (x1, y1) and (x2, y2) is computed as follows:

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

Replacing with points (5,10) and (1,9) we get:

`m=(9-10)/(1-5)=(-1)/(-4)=(1)/(4)`

The slope is 1/4