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What is the slope of the line?

What is the slope of the line?-example-1
User Kamilton
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Answer:

slope =
(3)/(5)

Explanation:

calculate the slope m using the slope formula

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

with (x₁, y₁ ) = (2,1) and (x₂, y₂ ) = (7, 4) ← 2 points on the line

m =
(4-1)/(7-2) =
(3)/(5)

User Dlasalle
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Answer:

See below.

Explanation:

(2,1),(7,4)

4-1=3

7-2=5

3/5 is the slope.

-hope it helps

User Guillim
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