Find the slope of the line that passes through (34, 92) and (39, 43). Simplify your answer and write it as a proper fraction, improper fraction, or integer.

Question

Find the slope of the line that passes through (34, 92) and (39, 43).

Simplify your answer and write it as a proper fraction, improper fraction, or integer.

Answer 1

The slope (m) of a line can be determined by dividing the difference of the y-coordinates of the points by the difference between the x-coordinates of the points.

slope = m = (y ₂ - y ₁ )

(x ₂ - x ₁)

You can make either point (x ₁ , y ₁) and (x ₂, y ₂) as long as you are consistent.

For this problem, the slope will be:

slope = (y ₂ - y ₁ ) = (92 - 43 ) = 49

(x ₂ - x ₁) (34 - 39) -5