Question

What is the slope of the line

Answer 1

slope =
`(2)/(5)`

Explanation:

calculate the slope m using the slope formula

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

with (x₁, y₁ ) = (0, 0) and (x₂, y₂ ) = (5, 2) ← 2 points on the line

m =
`(2-0)/(5-0)` =
`(2)/(5)`