Question

Use the slope formula to find the slope between the given two points?
(2, 1) and (8,9)

Answer 1

`(4)/(3)`

Explanation:

(2,1) (8,9)

The formula that you would use is:

`\frac{y_(2)-{y_1} }{x_2-x_1}`

So, 2 could be
`x_1` and 1 could be
`y_2`

and 8 could be
`x_2` and 9 could be
`y_2`

When we insert these numbers into the equation, we get:

`(9-1)/(8-2)`

When we solve that we get:

`(8)/(6)`

Now we simplify it by dividing both the numerator and denominator by 2, which would give us:

`(4)/(3)`

Answer 2

4/3

Explanation:

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

(9-1)/(8-2)

4/3