Question

Find the slope of the line that passes through (1, 2) and (8, 8).

Answer 1

slope =
`(6)/(7)`

Explanation:

Calculate the slope m using the slope formula

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

with (x₁, y₁ ) = (1, 2) and (x₂, y₂ ) = (8, 8)

m =
`(8-2)/(8-1)` =
`(6)/(7)`