How do you find the slope given (1, 2) and (2, 5)?

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How do you find the slope given (1, 2) and (2, 5)?

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Answer 1 · 2016-04-18T17:00:29

The slope is

$m = 3$ $m = 3$

Explanation:

The formula for the slope of a line based upon two coordinate points is

$m = \frac{y_{2} - y_{1}}{x_{2} - x_{1}}$ $m = (y_2-y_1)/(x_2-x_1)$

For the coordinate points $(1, 2) and (2, 5)$ $(1,2) and (2,5)$
$x_{1} = 1$ $x_1 = 1$
$x_{2} = 2$ $x_2 = 2$
$y_{1} = 2$ $y_1 = 2$
$y_{2} = 5$ $y_2 = 5$

$m = \frac{5 - 2}{2 - 1}$ $m = (5-2)/(2-1)$

$m = \frac{3}{1}$ $m = 3/1$

The slope is

$m = 3$ $m = 3$

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