Question

what is the slope of the line passing through the points (2,7) and (-1,3)

a:2/7
b:3/4
c:4/3
d:1/3

Answer 1

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Answer 2

hello

Answer 3

hello

Answer 4

plzhelp

Answer 5

can you guys help me ?

Answer 6

Use the equation in the picture. All coordinates are of form (x, y). Soo you choose one of the points to be point 1 and the other point 2. So point one will be (x1, y1) and point two will be (x2,y2). And you fill those values into the equation. dw:1383056640844:dw|

Answer 7

@xdmb 4/3 :) I use wolframalpha for problems like this ^_^ http://www.wolframalpha.com/input/?i=slope+of+the+line+passing+through+the+points+%282%2C7%29+and+%28-1%2C3%29

Answer 8

?wait come again

Answer 9

so, the answer would be C ^_^ @xdmb

Answer 10

Agh. I'm new this site, I'm not sure if the picture worked. The equation is (y2-y1)/(x2-x1)

Answer 11

oh thank you guys

Answer 12

This youtube video explains it well if you have time to watch it: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2kMUk_XRvRQ

Answer 13

oh ok then

Answer 14

thx guys bye