171k views
2 votes
Which is the slope of a line through the points (-1, 2) and (5,8)?

User Charstar
by
4.6k points

2 Answers

5 votes

Answer:

The slope of the line is 1 because to find the slope we have to use the slope formula which is y2-y1/x2-x1. So, the steps are shown below:

(-1,2) (5,8)

x1=-1

y1=2

x2=5

y2=8

8-2/5-(-1)

6/6 (- times - is + so we added 5+1 which is 6)

1

Hope this helps you:)

User Stephanvs
by
4.1k points
3 votes

Answer: The line has a slope of 1

Explanation:

Look at the attachment

Which is the slope of a line through the points (-1, 2) and (5,8)?-example-1
User Lelouch
by
3.8k points