Question

What is the slope of the line with the points (2,4) and (7, 10)?

Answer 1

Please refer to the photo.

Explanation:

Answer 2

slope =
`(6)/(5)`

Explanation:

calculate the slope m using the slope formula

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

with (x₁, y₁ ) = (2, 4 ) and (x₂, y₂ ) = (7, 10 )

substitute these values into the formula for m

m =
`(10-4)/(7-2)` =
`(6)/(5)`