What is the slope of the line through and ?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: B. 2
- Step 1: State the slope formula: .
- Step 2: Substitute and : .
- Step 3: Simplify numerator and denominator: .
Answer
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Why not the others: - -2 introduces an extraneous negative sign. - 1/2 inverts the slope formula as . - 3 adds rather than subtracts the constant term in the final step.
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