Question

What is the slope of the line that passes through the points (2, −3.5) and (4, 5.5) ? a. 92 b. 13 c. 29 d. I don't know

Answer 1

slope m =
`(9)/(2)`

Explanation:

calculate the slope m using the slope formula

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

let (x₁, y₁ ) = (2, - 3.5 ) and (x₂, y₂ ) = (4, 5.5 )

substitute these values into the formula for m

m =
`(5.5-(-3.5))/(4-2)` =
`(5.5+3.5)/(2)` =
`(9)/(2)`