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?

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

Answer 1

@ryan123345

Answer 2

Hey do u know how to calculate slpe from two points (x1,y1) and (x2,y2) ?

Answer 3

Not really

Answer 4

Do u multiply?

Answer 5

\[\frac{ y2-y1 }{x2-x1 }\] is the slope

Answer 6

did i delete your comment @dmezzullo if i did, im sry that was by mistake

Answer 7

ur fine

Answer 8

i did

Answer 9

I still dont kno wut to do?!?!?!

Answer 10

tell us whats ur problem

Answer 11

wut u mean wuts my problem?

Answer 12

Slope: Rise over run.
Or...
Change in y over change in x.
Your two points were
(15 , 35) and (195 , 50)
RISE: Your two y-values are 35 and 50. What's the difference? (Assuming it's FROM 35 TO 50)

Answer 13

i still dont get this one bit sorry guys.

Answer 14

(15, 35) and (195, 50) has the same slope as

(15/5, 35/5) and (195/5, 50/5)

(3, 7) and (39, 10)
-3-7 -3-7
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0,0 36,3

id say its about 3/36

Answer 15

ok

Answer 16

What's the difference between the y-values?
(ie by how much did it increase? )

Answer 17

Oh i see now, u divide by a number that can go into all of them then subtract the smaller values.

Answer 18

^yeah, but there's still no avoiding the formula for slope:
\[\huge \frac{y_2-y_1}{x_2-x_1}\]

Answer 19

15 is the difference

Answer 20

That's right :)
so your "rise" is 15
What's your "run" ?
Run is the difference in the x-values, this time.

Answer 21

:) working with smaller numbers tends to be preferential to most

Answer 22

THe other difference is 180 isnt it?

Answer 23

That's right :)
Rise = 15
Run = 180
Slope = Rise over run
Go for it, champ ;)