Find the slope of the line that passes through each pair of points. (5, 7), (1, -3)

Emil Lerch asked Jan 25, 2023

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Find the slope of the line that passes through each pair of points.
(5, 7), (1, -3)

Emil Lerch asked Jan 25, 2023

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Answer:

5/2 or 2.5

Explanation:

Slope is rise/run. We take the difference of the y-coordinates and divide it by the difference of the x-coordinates.

From this, we get
(7--3)/(5-1) , or
10/4 , which can be simplified to 5/2, or 2.5.

Ayushya answered Jan 29, 2023

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