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What is the slope of the line graphed on the coordinate plane?

A graph with a line running through coordinates (-2, 3) and coordinates (2, 6)

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Respuesta :

The slope of a line running through points (-2,3) and (2,6) would be 3/4.

Answer

The slope of the line running through coordinates (-2, 3) and coordinates (2, 6) is [tex]\frac{3}{4}[/tex]

Explanation

To get the slope of our line, we are going to use the slope formula:

[tex]m=\frac{y_{2}-y_{1}}{x_{2}-x_{1}}[/tex]

where

[tex]m[/tex] is the slope of the line

[tex](x_{1},y_{1})[/tex] are the coordinates of the first point on the line

[tex](x_{2},y_{2})[/tex] are the coordinates of the second point

We know that our first point is (-2, 3), so  [tex]x_{1}=-2[/tex]  and  [tex]y_{1}=3[/tex].  We also know that our second point is (2, 6), so  [tex]x_{2}=2[/tex]  and  [tex]y_{2}=6[/tex].  Now let's replace the values in our slope formula:

[tex]m=\frac{y_{2}-y_{1}}{x_{2}-x_{1}}[/tex]

[tex]m=\frac{6-3}{2-(-2)}[/tex]

[tex]m=\frac{3}{2+2}[/tex]

[tex]m=\frac{3}{4}[/tex]

We can conclude that the slope of our line is [tex]\frac{3}{4}[/tex].