Find the slope of the line that contains the following pair of points (4,3), (6,7)

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The equation of the line is 2x-5. The gradient is the number that comes before the x, so the slope is 2.

Pistal answered Jan 11, 2017

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use the point slope formula
( y_(2)- y_(1) )/( x_(2) - x_(1) )

plug in your numbers where 4=x1, 3=y1, 6=x2, and 7=y2
( 7-3)/( 6- 4 )

which equals 2

Catfood answered Jan 14, 2017

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