FINDING SLOPE 1

Find the slope of a line which passes through (10, 1) and (14, 8)

Solution

x₁ = 10,  y₁ =1,  x₂ = 14,  y₂ = 8

m = y2 –y1

       x2 – x1

m =   8 –1

        14 –10

m =   7

         4

Hence the slope is 7/4

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