How do you find the slope given (2,3) and (0,2)?

1 Answer
Apr 16, 2016

1/2

Explanation:

Use the formula for finding the slope:
(y_2 - y_1)/(x_2 - x_1)
using the coordinates of (2,3) and (0,2). It doesn't really matter what coordinates you assign for it to be y_2 or x_2, for example, but it does matter that when you assign 2 in the coordinate (2,3) to be x_1, then the y-coordinate (3) needs to be assigned as y_1.

(2,3) where 2 will be x_1 and 3 will be y_1
(0,2) where 0 will be x_2 and 2 will be y_2

Substitute the values into the formula:
(2 -3)/(0-2)

Solve
(2 -3)/(0-2) = (-1)/(-2) = 1/2

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