Find the slope of the line that passes through (1, 4) and (8, 10).

Question

Find the slope of the line that passes through (1, 4) and (8, 10).

Answer 1

Hello Ayden,

The formula for the slope of a line is m = (y2 - y1)/(x2-x1)

Here: x1 = 1, y1 = 4, x2 = 8, y2 = 10.

So m = (10-4)/(8-1)

You can do the math from there and find the exact answer.

Cheers.

Answer 2

The slope of a line is equal to the difference in y divided by the difference in x for two points. Given (1, 4) and (8,10), first we'd subtract the y-values: 10-4=6. Then we'd subtract the x-values: 8-1=7. Finally, we divide the two values to get 6/7 or about 0.86