Question

Find the slope of that passes through (5,2) and (8, 9)

Answer 1

slope =
`(7)/(3)`

Explanation:

calculate the slope m using the slope formula

m =
`(y_(2)-y_(1) )/(x_(2)-x_(1) )`

with (x₁, y₁ ) = (5, 2 ) and (x₂, y₂ ) = (8, 9 )

m =
`(9-2)/(8-5)` =
`(7)/(3)`