[tex]\bf (\stackrel{x_1}{4}~,~\stackrel{y_1}{1})\qquad (\stackrel{x_2}{6}~,~\stackrel{y_2}{7}) ~\hfill \stackrel{slope}{m}\implies \cfrac{\stackrel{rise} {\stackrel{y_2}{7}-\stackrel{y1}{1}}}{\underset{run} {\underset{x_2}{6}-\underset{x_1}{4}}}\implies \cfrac{6}{2}\implies 3[/tex]