Question

What is the slope if the points (6,50) and (12,80)

Answer 1

The slope would be 5. You would use the formula y2-y1/x2-x1 and get 30/6 which simplifies to 5

Answer 2

The slope is:

↬ 5

Solution:

To calculate the slope, we will need to use the slope formula :

`\hfill\stackrel{\tt{Slope \: Formula}}{\sf{m=(y_2-y_1)/(x_2-x_1)}}`

Where

• m = slope
• 
  `\sf{x_1,y_1} \: \& \:(x_2,y_2)}` are points on the line

So to solve further, we plug in the values.

`\sf{m=(80-50)/(12-6)}`

Simplify

`\sf{m=(30)/(6)}`

Reduce the fraction

`\sf{m=5}`

Hence, this line has a slope of 5.