Question

Find the slope of the line passing through the points A(2, 3) and B(4, 7).

Answer 1

A(2, 3) = (x₁, y₁) and

B(4, 7) = (x₂, y₂)

Slope of line AB = `(y_2 - y_1)/(x_2 - x_1)`

= `(7 - 3)/(4 - 2)`

= `4/2`

= 2

Slope of line AB = 2.