A line contains the points (1, 4) and (5,12). Enter values in the boxes to show how to calculate the slope. Enter the value of the slope in simplest form.

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asked Sep 6, 2019 118k views

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Untwal · Answer 1 · 2019-09-09T07:06:41+0000

Hello!

To find the slope of a line, you divide the difference in y-values by the difference in the x-values as shown below.

(12-4)/(5-1) =(8)/(4) = 2

Therefore, your slope is 2.

I hope this helps!

Gpcz · Answer 2 · 2019-09-10T10:54:08+0000

The slope formula equation is:

(y_(1)-y_(2))/(x_(1)-x_(2))

Given the two sets of coordinates (1,4) and (5,12), we can plug in these coordinates for the x and y values in the equation:

(4-12)/(1-5)

This can be simplified:

(-8)/(-4)=(8)/(4)=(2)/(1)=2

The slope is 2.

I hope this helps ;)