Question

What is the slope of the line that passes through the points (-3, 5) and (1, 7)?
1/2
1
2

Answer 1

how do we define the slope of a line?

Answer 2

.... no

Answer 3

slope is defined as the change in y divded by the change in x

Answer 4

simply subtract one point from the other, and stack y/x

Answer 5

(-3, 5)
- (1, 7)
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-4,-2 ; then stack y/x

Answer 6

2

Answer 7

not 2, that would be x/y

Answer 8

-2/-4 = 1/2

Answer 9

oh well the nit would be switched to 1/2

Answer 10

yes

Answer 11

thanks

Answer 12

youre welcome