Asked by Sophea

Which formula can be used to find the slope of a line from two points (x1,y1)
and (x2,y2)
?(1 point)
Responses

x2−x1y2−y1
Start Fraction x subscript 2 baseline minus x subscript 1 baseline over y subscript 2 baseline minus y subscript 1 baseline End Fraction

y2+y1x2+x1
Start Fraction y subscript 2 baseline plus y subscript 1 baseline over x subscript 2 baseline plus x subscript 1 baseline End Fraction

y2y1−x2x1
Start Fraction y subscript 2 baseline over y subscript 1 baseline End Fraction minus Start Fraction x subscript 2 baseline over x subscript 1 baseline End Fraction

y2−y1x2−x1
Start Fraction y subscript 2 baseline minus y subscript 1 baseline over x subscript 2 baseline minus x subscript 1 baseline End Fraction

All Answers 1

Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
The correct formula is m = (y2 − y1) / (x2 − x1). (This is "rise over run"; undefined if x2 = x1, a vertical line.)