Question

What is the slope of the line that passes through the points (8,2) and (11,3)? Write your answer in simplest form.

Answer 1

slope =
`(1)/(3)`

Explanation:

calculate the slope m using the slope formula

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

let (x₁, y₁ ) = (8, 2 ) and (x₂, y₂ ) = (11, 3 )

substitute these values into the formula for m

m =
`(3-2)/(11-8)` =
`(1)/(3)`