Mathematics
Grade10
Easy
Question
Find the slope of the line that passes through (2, 4) and (6, 12)
- 1/2
- -1/2
- 2
- -2
Hint:
Slope of a line that passes through (x1,y1), (x2,y2 ) is
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The correct answer is: 2
Given Points (2, 4) and (6, 12).
Step 1 : Slope of a line that passes through (x1,y1), (x2,y2 ) is
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step 2 : substituting the values .
= 12 - 4 / 6 - 2
= 8 / 4
=2 , is the slope of line
, m is slope
and it passes through ( x1 , y1 ) and ( x2 , y2 ) .