Question

What is the slope of the line that contains these points?

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15
17
19
21
10 2
14
26

Answer 1

6

Explanation:

The slope (m) can be found using the formula ...

m = (y2 -y1)/(x2 -x1)

Any pair of points will do. We can use the first two.

m = (2 -(-10))/(17 -15) = 12/2

m = 6

The slope of the line is 6.