To find the slope of a line given two points \((x_1,y_1)\) and \((x_2,y_2)\), you can use the formula:
\[ \text{slope} = \frac{y_2 - y_1}{x_2 - x_1} \]
So the correct response from the choices provided is:
\[ \frac{y_2 - y_1}{x_2 - x_1} \]
Which formula can be used to find the slope of a line from two points (x1,y1)
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and (x2,y2)
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Responses
y2/y1−x2/x1
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2
y
1
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x
2
x
1
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+y1/x2+x1
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1
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2
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1
Start Fraction y subscript 2 baseline plus y subscript 1 baseline over x subscript 2 baseline plus x subscript 1 baseline End Fraction
y2−y1/x2−x1
y
2
−
y
1
x
2
−
x
1
Start Fraction y subscript 2 baseline minus y subscript 1 baseline over x subscript 2 baseline minus x subscript 1 baseline End Fraction
x2−x1/y2−y1
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