What is the slope of the line passing through the following points: # (4, 2), (5, 4)#?

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smendyka
May 22, 2018

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Explanation:

The formula for find the slope of a line is:

#m = (color(red)(y_2) - color(blue)(y_1))/(color(red)(x_2) - color(blue)(x_1))#

Where #(color(blue)(x_1), color(blue)(y_1))# and #(color(red)(x_2), color(red)(y_2))# are two points on the line.

Substituting the values from the points in the problem gives:

#m = (color(red)(4) - color(blue)(2))/(color(red)(5) - color(blue)(4)) = 2/1 = 2#

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