GRADIENT 1

Find the slope of a line which passes through (10, 13) and (14, 8)

Solution

x₁ = 10,  y₁ =13,  x₂ = 14,  y₂ = 8

m = y2 –y1

       x2 – x1

m =   8 –13

        14 –10

m =   -5

          4

  

Hence the slope is -5/4

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