Question

What is the slope of the line passing through the points (2, −5)(2, −5) and (4, 1)(4, 1)?

Answer 1

Are you sure you have FOUR points?

Please reread the original question.

Answer 2

What are the TWO given points?
What is the slope of the line passing thru them? Use the slope formula.

Answer 3

The points are repeated pretty sure we have only those points (2,-5) (4,1) only

Answer 4

That's true: Just TWO separate points.

What is the slope formula?

Use the slope formula to find the slope of the line connecting these 2 points. Unsure? Ask for clarification.

Answer 5

once again sorry it repeated with the copy/paste

(2, -5) and (4, 1)

Answer 6

That's fine. Now, plug in these four coordinates, into the slope formula.

Best that you first type out the slope formula, so that we both know we're discussing the same thing.

Answer 7

Formula: m = ????

Answer 8

Jamal?

Answer 9

mx+b?

Answer 10

That's part of the equation of a straight line. We don't yet have the slope, m, so no, that is not the correct formula.

The slope formula is

Answer 11

\[m=\frac{ y _{2}-y _{1} }{ x _{2}-x _{1} }\]

Answer 12

I'm sure you've seen this before. If you're unsure of what to do, ask questions.

Answer 13

how do i plug it in

Answer 14

What are those 2 points again?

list them.

Answer 15

(2, -5) (4, 1)

Answer 16

In that case, let x1=2, x2=4, y1=-5 and y2=1.

Substitute these values into the slope formula that I've given you.

Answer 17

m = y2=1 y1=-5
----------
x2=4 x1=2

Answer 18

Good start. Here's what I'm looking for:

m = 1 - (-5)
---------- Find the value of this please.
4 - 2

Answer 19

m = -6
-----------
2

Answer 20

Explain why that 6 came out negative.

Answer 21

oh sorry i just did it wrong

Answer 22

m=?

Answer 23

3

Answer 24

yes. That's the answer you wanted.

You must learn, memorize and practice that slope formula. Be careful not to include any '=' signs in this formula as you evaluate a slope.

Just the numeric values.
5+1
m = -----------
4-2

Answer 25

OK? Any further questions about this problem?

Answer 26

no. thanks for the help

Answer 27

You're welcome. Bye!

Answer 28

@mathmale you are living saver

Answer 29

You mean, possibly, "life saver?" I wouldn't go that far in describing myself. But thanks for the thought. ;)