Segment XY represents the path of an airplane that passes through the coordinates (2, 1) and (4, 5). What is the slope of a line that represents the path of another airplane that is traveling parallel to the first airplane?

Question

(1 point)
Responses

–2

–one-half

one-half

2

Answer 1

To find the slope of the line, you can use the formula:

slope = (y2 - y1) / (x2 - x1)

For the given coordinates (2, 1) and (4, 5), the slope is:

(5 - 1) / (4 - 2) = 4/2 = 2

Therefore, the slope of the line representing the path of the other airplane is 2.