Question

What is the slope of the line that contains these points?
5 6 7 8
y-3-1 13
slope:

Answer 1

Answer:

Slope: 2

Step-by-step explanation:

Given the table

$\begin{array}{ccccc}x&5&6&7&8\\ \\y&-3&-1&1&3\end{array}$

means the line passes through the points (5,-3), (6,-1), (7,1) and (8,3).

The slope of the line passing through the points $(x_1,y_1)$ and $(x_2,y_2)$ is

$\dfrac{y_2-y_1}{x_2-x_1}$

So, the slope of the line is

$\dfrac{-1-(-3)}{6-5}=\dfrac{-1+3}{1}=2$