Question

What is the slope of the line passing through the following points: `(10,8) , (4, 6)`?

Answer 1

The slope is `1/3`

Explanation:

The slope can be found by using the formula: `m = (color(red)(y_2) - color(blue)(y_1))/(color(red)(x_2) - color(blue)(x_1))`

Where `m` is the slope and (`color(blue)(x_1, y_1)`) and (`color(red)(x_2, y_2)`) are the two points on the line.

Substituting the values from the points in the problem gives:

`m = (color(red)(6) - color(blue)(8))/(color(red)(4) - color(blue)(10)) = (-2)/-6 = 1/3`