How do you find the slope of (3,2) , (5,6)?

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Answer 1 · 2018-03-28T21:43:14

Use the slope formula #(Deltay)/(Deltax)# to arrive at #m=2#

We can use the slope formula #(Deltay)/(Deltax)#. #Delta# (Delta) is just the Greek letter for "change in".

We find how much our #x# changes by (#Deltax#), and how much our #y# changes by (#Deltay#).

We go from #x=3# to #x=5#, so our #Deltax=2#
We go from #y=2# to #y=6#, so our #Deltay=4#

Plugging these values into our delta formula, we get

#(Deltay)/(Deltax)=4/2=2#.

Therefore, our slope, or #m# is #2#

Hope this helps!