The slope of a line is found as follows:
[tex]Slope=\frac{rise}{run}[/tex]
In triangle ABC the slope of the hypotenuse is 1/3.
In triangle DFA the slope of the hypotenuse is 2/6 = 1/3.
The slopes of the two hypotenuses are equal, therefore the slope of k must be constant between points C and D.