Question

Slope formula
When given 2 points on a line as the ordered pairs (x₁, y₁) and (x₂, y₂), the slope (abbreviated Question Blank 6 of 10
m

) is equal to:

m = Question Blank 7 of 10
y₁

- Question Blank 8 of 10
x₂

Question Blank 9 of 10
x₁

- Question Blank 10 of 10
y₂

Answer 1

The slope (m) of a line passing through two points \((x_1, y_1)\) and \((x_2, y_2)\) is calculated using the formula:

\[
m = \frac{y_2 - y_1}{x_2 - x_1}
\]

So, filling in the blanks:

- **Question Blank 6 of 10:** m
- **Question Blank 7 of 10:** y₂
- **Question Blank 8 of 10:** y₁
- **Question Blank 9 of 10:** x₂
- **Question Blank 10 of 10:** x₁

Thus, the final formula is:

\[
m = \frac{y₂ - y₁}{x₂ - x₁}
\]