Question

Find the slope of the line that passes through the points (2, 4) and (6, 9).

Answer 1

slope =
`(5)/(4)`

Explanation:

Calculate the slope m using the slope formula

m = (y₂ - y₁ ) / (x₂ - x₁ )

with (x₁, y₁ ) = (2, 4) and (x₂, y₂ ) = (6, 9)

m =
`(9-4)/(6-2)` =
`(5)/(4)`