Slope formula

Question

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:

\[ m = \frac{y₂ - y₁}{x₂ - x₁} \]