Question

Find the slope of the line that passes through (8, 10) and (5, 6).

Answer 1

slope m =
`(4)/(3)`

Explanation:

calculate the slope m using the slope formula

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

let (x₁, y₁ ) = (8, 10 ) and (x₂, y₂ ) = (5, 6 )

substitute these values into the formula for m

m =
`(6-10)/(5-8)` =
`(-4)/(-3)` =
`(4)/(3)`