Question

what is the slope of the line that passes through the origin and the point (5,2) ?
a) m=-2.5
b)m=-2/5
c)m=4
d)m=0.4

Answer 1

here when the say origin they are giving you a second point (0,0). now you have two points. finding the slope should be easy. if not then type "slope khan academy" into google.

Answer 2

@tomo so what you think the answer is ?

Answer 3

hmm, that would be too easy.

Answer 4

just type slope formula into google.

Answer 5

@tomo thats my problem, my computer isn't letting me !

Answer 6

ok, here is the formula.

\[m = \frac{y2-y1}{x2-x1}\]
m is the slope
(x1,y1) = (0,0)
(x2,y2) = (5,2)

what do you get as the value for m

Answer 7

@tomo i got 1

Answer 8

@tomo actually 2/5