Question

An architect needs to determine the slope between two points on a ski lift. The two points have been identified as (15, 35) and (195, 50), where x is the horizontal distance and y is the vertical distance from the bottom of the lift. Assuming the lift runs in a straight line, what is the slope of the line between the two points?

Answer 1

\[\frac{ y _{1}-y _{2} }{ x _{1}-x _{2} } = m\]where "m" is your slope and your points are of the form (x1, y1) and (x2, y2)

Answer 2

Write your answer in simplest form, using / for a fraction bar if needed.

Answer 3

x1=15 and y1=35 then x2=195 and y2=50. Now plug these valuse into the fromula from 68 tcarroll010 to solve for the slope of the line.