Question

What is the slope of the line that passes through (8 , 4) and (9, 6)? A. 2 B. -2 C. 1 2 1 2 D. − 1 2

Answer 1

Slope: 2

Explanation:

If you graph (8,4) and (9,6) and start from (8,4), there will be 2 spaces up and one space to the right and then you will reach (9,6). 2/1 simplifies to just 2.

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Answer 2

A. 2

Explanation:

To find slope we can use the formula
`m=(y_(2)-y_(1) )/(x_(2)-x_(1) )`

In this case our (x₁, y₁) = (8, 4) and (x₂, y₂) = (9, 6)

So we may plug in the values to their respective variables. This gives us
`m=(6-4)/(9-8)=(2)/(1)=2`

The slope is 2