What is the slope of the line that passes through (2, 5) and (4, 4)?

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Answer 1 · 2016-10-27T01:29:59

the slope is #-1/2#

gradient or slope is #"rise"/"run"#,

The rise of the function is,

#y_"1"-y_"2"#

The run of the function is,

#x_"1"-x_"2"#

leaving us with,

#(y_"1"-y_"2")/(x_"1"-x_"2")#

#=((4)-(5))/((4)-(2))#

#=-1/2#

the slope is #-1/2#