Question

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What is the slope of the line that passes through the points (–5, 3) and (7, 5)?

A. -1


B. 1/6


C. 1


D. 6

Answer 1

When we need to find the slope of an equation and only have the 2 sets of points we can use the equation Δy / Δx (or the change in y over the change in x which means take the y from the second set of points and subtract the y from the first set of points and the same goes for the x's)

5 - 3
/ 7 - -5
= 2/12
= 1/6

So the answer is B

Answer 2

Hello!

Step-by-step explanation:

Slope: $\frac{Y^2-Y^1}{X^2-X^1}=\frac{rise}{run}$

$\frac{5-3=2}{7-(-5)=7+5=12}=\frac{2}{12}=\frac{2/2}{12/2}=\frac{1}{6}$

Slope is 1/6

Answer is 1/6

Hope this helps!

Thanks!

-Charlie

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