Question

What is the slope of the line passing through the points (6, 7) and (1, 5) ?


5/2

1/6

2/5

6

Answer 1

Use rise over run to find the slope.

Rise over run uses the following formula:

$\frac{y_{2} - y_{1}}{x_{2} - x_{1}}$

Plug in the points' values into the equation:

(1,5) U (6,7)

$\frac{7 - 5}{6 - 1} = \frac{2}{5}$

The slope of this line is 2/5.