Question

A line that passes through the origin also passes through the point (6,2). What is the slope of the line?

Answer 1

1/3

Explanation:

To find the slope, I'll use the slope formula:

`\sf{m=(y_2-y_1)/(x_2-x_1)}`

The points for this formula are:

• The origin (0,0)
• (6,2)

Plug in the data:

`\sf{m=(2-0)/(6-0)}`

`\sf{m=(2)/(6)}`

`\sf{m=(1)/(3)}`

Hence, the slope of the line is 1/3.

Answer 2

slope=1/3

Explanation:

y=mx+b

2=m*6+0

m=1/3