Question

Find the slope of the line that passes through (3,4) and (1,7)

Answer 1

The answer is

`- (3)/(2)`

Explanation:

The slope of a line given two points can be found by using the formula

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

where

(x1 , y1) and (x2 , y2) are the points

m is the slope

From the question the points are

(3,4) and (1,7)

The slope is

`m = (7-4)/(1 - 3) \\ = - (3)/(2)`

We have the final answer as

`- (3)/(2)`

Hope this helps you

Answer 2

-3/2

Explanation:

Since we have two points, we can use the slope formula

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

= ( 7-4)/(1-3)

= 3/-2

= -3/2