Question

What is the slope of a line passing they (3,4) and (5,8)?

Answer 1

The answer is: m = 2, slope is 2.

Explanation:

Use the equation for slope:

m = (y - y1)/(x - x1)

Place the values in the equation:

m = (4 - 8)/(3 - 5)

m = -4/-2

m = 2